Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge in Bristol, United Kingdom that crosses the Avon gorge.
The idea of a bridge started in 1754 when merchant William Vick bequeathed £1,000 to a fund to build a bridge. It was not until 1829 that a competition was put out to build the bridge over the gorge. Several proposals were received, the winner of the competition was the 24-year-old engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Construction of the bridge began in 1831. Construction work was stopped several times due to riots in the city, contractors going bankrupt and problems with financing. Brunel died in 1859 aged 53.
Construction work was completed in 1864 and the bridge opened. William Henry Barlow and Sir John Hawkshaw took over as designers. To test the bridge, the navy placed 500 stones on the bridge deck. It has had lighting since 1864 and was one of the first structures to be lit in Bristol. The Clifton Suspension Bridge is 412 meters long and has a span of 214 metres.
The bridge is one of Bristol's biggest tourist attractions.
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