Ashton Avenue Bridge
The Ashton Avenue Bridge is a pedestrian, cycling and busway bridge in Bristol, England. Grade II listed, 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.
Ashton Avenue Bridge | |
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View of the New Cut across the Ashton Avenue Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 51.4461°N 2.6219°W |
| Carries | Pill Pathway rail trail |
| Crosses | New Cut of the River Avon |
| Other name(s) | Ashton Swing Bridge |
| Owner | Bristol City Council |
| Preceded by | Vauxhall Bridge |
| Followed by | Brunel Way Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Iron |
| Total length | 582 feet (177 m) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Designer | J.C. lnglis |
| Engineering design by | J.C. lnglis |
| Constructed by | John Lysaght and Co. |
| Fabrication by | John Lysaght Armstrong Whitworth (Hydraulics) |
| Construction start | 1905 |
| Construction end | 1906 |
| Construction cost | £70,389 |
| Opened | 3 October 1906 |
| Closed | Road: 1965 Rail: 1987 |
| Location | |
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