Clifton Bridge

The Clifton bridge is a suspension bridge located in Bristol. It spans across the Avon Gorge and River Avon and connects Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset.

The bridge was built to a design by William Henry Barlow and John Hawkshaw based on an earlier design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

It opened in 1864 and has since been taking over and been used as a toll bridge, the profits of which going towards maintenance.

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