Meads Reach Bridge

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Meads Reach Bridge
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Coordinates 51°27′4.3″N2°34′47.7″W / 51.451194°N 2.579917°W / 51.451194; -2.579917
Crosses River Avon
Locale Temple Quay, Bristol
History
Construction end2008
Construction cost£2.4 million
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Meads Reach Bridge

Meads Reach Bridge is a footbridge in Bristol, England.

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History

The bridge cost £2.4 million and was opened in 2008. [1] In 2009, it received an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects. [2]

The surface of the bridge deck was criticised for being slippery and thus potentially dangerous to cycle across. [3] In 2015, the surface was sprayed with an anti-slip coating. [4]

In October 2017, the bridge was closed after a vehicle was driven onto it. [5] Following repairs, it reopened in May 2019. [6]

Design

The bridge has a mass of 75 tonnes and a span of 55 metres (180 ft). [1] The steel structure is covered in holes which has led to the bridge being nicknamed cheese grater . [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bristol's newest bridge is named". BBC News. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Lorry-damaged Bristol 'cheese-grater' bridge to reopen". BBC News. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  3. ↑ "'Cheese grater' bridge petition demands new safe surface". BBC News. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Anti-slip resurfacing begins on 'cheese-grater' bridge". BBC News. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  5. ↑ Wood, Alex (2017-09-18). "Bridge used by Temple Meads commuters shut after lorry drove onto it". BristolLive. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Lorry-damaged Bristol 'cheese-grater' bridge to reopen". BBC News. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  7. ↑ "'Cheese grater' bridge petition demands new safe surface". BBC News. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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