Redcliffe Bridge, Bristol

Redcliffe Bridge
Redcliffe Bascule Bridge
Coordinates51°26′58″N 2°35′31″W / 51.4495°N 2.5919°W / 51.4495; -2.5919
CarriesMotor vehicles, Pedestrians
CrossesBristol Harbour
LocaleBristol
Maintained byBristol City Council
History
Opened1942
Location
Map

Redcliffe Bridge is a bascule bridge over the floating harbour in Bristol, England. The bridge was built in 1938 and rebuilt in 1942 after being damaged by bombing during the Second World War.[1][2]

The bridge connects The Grove and Welsh Back, on the western side of the harbour, with Redcliffe to the east. It is the furthest upstream of the opening bridges across the harbour. The next bridge upstream, Bristol Bridge, is a fixed bridge that marks the limit of navigation for any vessel unable to pass beneath its arches.[1][2]

From 1882 until the building of Redcliffe Bridge, a ferry connected The Grove with Guinea Street.[3]

The bridge underwent maintenance until March 2023, after which, it is now open again to pedestrians and road traffic.

References

  1. ^ a b "The Inner Harbour". Bristol Floating Harbour. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Booth, Martin (10 January 2021). "Rare lifting of Redcliffe Bascule Bridge". Bristol 24/7. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Redcliffe Wharf and Bridge". bristolcitydocks.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.


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