Brock's Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 51°26′51.91″N2°34′39.84″W / 51.4477528°N 2.5777333°W |
| Crosses | River Avon |
| Preceded by | St Philip's Footbridge |
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| Construction end | 2016 |
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Brock's Bridge is a road bridge in Bristol, UK that crosses the River Avon. [1] It was built to provide road access to a former railway depot that was the original planned site of the Bristol Arena.
In March 2016, the bridge was officially named Brock's Bridge, after William Brock (1830-1907), an engineer from Totterdown. [1] A plaque was unveiled on 16 March. [2] [3] [4] However, the bridge is not yet open. [5] In 2018 the arena plans were scrapped in favour of an arena in a former aircraft hangar at Filton Airfield. The "Arena Island" site remains under development with plans for apartments, a hotel and conference centre, but as of 2023 the bridge remained a "bridge to nowhere" [6] [7]
The bridge is 63 metres (207 feet) long and 18 metres (59 feet) wide. It was assembled from site from 137 pieces of steel. [8]
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