Ashton Avenue Bridge

Ashton Avenue Bridge
View of the New Cut across the Ashton Avenue Bridge
Coordinates51°26′46″N 2°37′19″W / 51.4461°N 2.6219°W / 51.4461; -2.6219
CarriesPill Pathway rail trail
CrossesNew Cut of the River Avon
Other name(s)Ashton Swing Bridge
OwnerBristol City Council
Preceded byVauxhall Bridge
Followed byBrunel Way Bridge
Characteristics
MaterialIron
Total length582 feet (177 m)
No. of spans3
History
DesignerJ.C. lnglis
Engineering design byJ.C. lnglis
Constructed byJohn Lysaght and Co.
Fabrication byJohn Lysaght
Armstrong Whitworth (Hydraulics)
Construction start1905
Construction end1906
Construction cost£70,389
Opened3 October 1906
ClosedRoad: 1965
Rail: 1987
Location
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The Ashton Avenue Bridge is a pedestrian, cycling and busway bridge in Bristol, England.[1] Grade II listed,[2][3] it was constructed as a road-rail bridge as part of the Bristol Harbour Railway. It now carries a Bristol MetroBus guided busway route and National Cycle Network cycle routes.

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