Plimsoll Swing Bridge

Plimsoll Swing Bridge is a bridge in Bristol, England. Plimsoll Swing Bridge is situated nearby to Brunel’s South Entrance Lock, as well as near Brunel’s Swivel Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brunel’s South Entrance Lock and SS Great Britain.

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 3,200 feet east of Plimsoll Swing Bridge.

Cumberland Basin

Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cumberland Basin is the main entrance to the docks of the city of Bristol, England. It separates the areas of Hotwells from the tip of Spike Island. Cumberland Basin is situated 390 feet east of Plimsoll Swing Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hotwells and Spike Island.

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.

Spike Island

Suburb

Spike Island is an inner city and harbour area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre. It comprises the strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.

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.

Plimsoll Swing Bridge

Type: Bridge
Category: transportation
Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.44845° or 51° 26′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.6226° or 2° 37′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C3VC9XG+9X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 664520917

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

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