St Philip's Footbridge
St Philip's Footbridge | |
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| Coordinates | 51°26′47.5″N 2°34′38.19″W / 51.446528°N 2.5772750°W |
| Crosses | River Avon |
| Followed by | Brock's Bridge |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2017 |
| Construction end | 2019 |
| Construction cost | £3 million |
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St Philip's Footbridge is a footbridge in Bristol, UK that crosses the River Avon. It is currently only accessible from the east as the western entrance has been fenced off.[1]
History
The bridge was commissioned in 2015 by the mayor of Bristol at the time George Ferguson.[2] A planning application was submitted in January 2016.[3] Construction began in August 2017. The bridge was designed to allow access to the planned Bristol Arena, however, the project was scrapped in September 2018. The bridge was completed in 2019 at a cost of £3 million.[4][5]
Design
The bridge is 50 metres (160 feet) long and 4 metres (13 feet) wide. It was designed by Knight Architects.[6] The bridge has a "Y" shape with one branch containing stairs and the other a ramp.[7]
References
- ^ Ing, Will (2019-07-29). "Temple Island delays mean Bristol's bridge to nowhere can't open". Building. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ Ing2019-07-29T05:00:00+01:00, Will. "Temple Island delays mean Bristol's bridge to nowhere can't open". Building. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lyubomirova, Teodora (2016-01-21). "Planning application submitted for pedestrian and cycle bridge to Bristol Arena". netMAGmedia Ltd. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ Wilson, Kate (2019-09-05). "Footbridge which was supposed to go to arena is covered in graffiti". BristolLive. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ Rogers, Dave (2019-06-05). "In pictures: Knight completes £3m Bristol bridge". Building. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "St Philips Footbridge". Premier Construction News. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ Booth, Martin (2019-05-18). "Bristol's second bridge to nowhere opens". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 2022-12-08.