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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: grade II listed bridge in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Ashton Swing Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ashton Gate and SS Great Britain.
Ashton Gate
Stadium
Photo: SGGH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashton Gate is a multi-use stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. and the Bristol Bears rugby union team. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it currently has an all-seated capacity of 26,462. Ashton Gate is situated 2,300 feet south of Ashton Avenue Bridge.
SS Great Britain
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SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City. SS Great Britain is situated 3,300 feet east of Ashton Avenue Bridge.
Hydraulic Engine House
Historic building
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hydraulic engine house is part of the "Underfall Yard" in Bristol Harbour in Bristol, England. The octagonal brick and terracotta chimney of the engine house dates from 1888, and is Grade II* listed, as is the hydraulic engine house itself. Hydraulic Engine House is situated 920 feet east of Ashton Avenue Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hotwells and Bower Ashton.
Hotwells
Suburb
Photo: Gothick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotwells is a neighbourhood in the English port city of Bristol. It is located to the south of and below the high ground of Clifton, and directly to the north of the Floating Harbour.
Bower Ashton
Neighborhood
Bower Ashton is a neighbourhood in south west Bristol on the western boundary with North Somerset, lying within the Southville ward, approximately two miles from the city centre. Ashton Court estate, a 850-acre recreational area owned by Bristol City Council lies just to the north, the Long Ashton by-pass to the south and the River Avon to the east.
Ashton Gate
Suburb
Ashton Gate is a suburb of Bristol, United Kingdom, in the Southville ward of Bristol City Council. A toll house at the western end of North Street still survives and indicates the origin of the area's name as a gate on the road to Ashton.
Ashton Avenue Bridge
- Categories: swing bridge, railway bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.44608° or 51° 26′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.62187° or 2° 37′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C3VC9WH+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 661124522OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q15978882
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In Other Languages
“Ashton Avenue Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ashton Avenue Bridge”
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