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General Information

Completion: 1883
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Road bridge
Material: Iron bridge
Structure: Deck arch bridge

Awards and Distinctions

Location

Location: , , ,
Crosses:
  • Avon
Coordinates: 51° 26' 44.70" N    2° 35' 29.79" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

number of spans 1
number of lanes 3
abutments number 2

Materials

arches iron
abutments masonry

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Bedminster Bridge is a road bridge in Bristol, England, that crosses the New Cut of the River Avon. There are actually two adjacent parallel bridges, the Bedminster Old Bridge downstream and the Bedminster New Bridge upstream, which form part of a gyratory system carrying the A38 road. The Old Bridge dates back to 1883, when it replaced the previous Harford’s Bridge, and was grade II listed in 1994. The New Bridge was added in the 1960s.

The Old Bridge is built of iron and pennant stone, with a shallow, elliptical arch. The sides have a iron cross lattice with applied flower casts and vertical chain-moulded struts, and above it a balustrade of interwoven ropes beneath a heavy rope handrail. At either side are abutments, surmounted by panelled ashlar piers to the balustrades.

The original Harford’s Bridge was a cast iron bridge built in 1809 at the time of the construction of the New Cut. During the demolition of Harford's Bridge and the construction of Bedminster Old Bridge, a temporary bridge was erected alongside. Once it had fulfilled its purpose, the temporary bridge was lifted off its base by two barges on a rising tide, and moved upstream to a new location, where it still exists as the Langton Street Bridge.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Bedminster Bridge" and modified on March 24, 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

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  • Structure-ID
    20085584
  • Published on:
    17/03/2023
  • Last updated on:
    18/03/2023
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