Clifton Suspension Bridge

14 and 15 March 2015: Scaffolding starts being erected The two majestic towers which support the Clifton Suspension Bridge are set to undergo important restoration… Read More »Tower Restoration Works

Sunday 7 December 2015 Fireworks Monday, December 8 is the anniversary itself see a procession re-enact the event staged when the bridge was officially opened… Read More »Road Closures Suspension Bridge Road Closures and celebrations

150 years ago on May 7 1864, the suspension chains were completed, joining the two sides of the Avon Gorge permanently for the first time.Wednesday… Read More »2014 Suspension Bridge celebration

9th April 2014 – Clifton Village Traders protest using a Sherman tank to voice their concerns about Residential Parking Scheme. It drove through Clifton Village… Read More »2014 Clifton Trader Protests

April:

14 March 2014: Heavy fog

4 June 2012: Queens Jubilee

October 2011: Suspension Bridge Hangers. The work entails replacing two of the longest hangers, which are 12 metres and 14 metres long and together weigh… Read More »2011 Suspension Bridge Maintenance

On 22 May 2010, 10 light hovercraft and the Portishead Lifeboat went in convoy up the Avon from Shirehampton to Bath Road Bridge with the… Read More »First Hovercraft under Suspension Bridge

4 October 09: More maintenance- this time by climbers on the chains 5 April 09: Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge was closed on Saturday evening after… Read More »2009 Suspension Bridge maintenance