GP66 Clifton Bridge 3a June 2009 by Keith Rodgerson

Epic 100

Improved version of GP26 Clifton Bridge spans the river Avon and connects the City of Bristol to Leigh Woods in Somerset. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed after his death in 1864. He won a competition to design a bridge here, but because the powers that be didn't believe that such a span could be built, he had to build a brick abutment on the Leigh Woods side to reduce the span. The chains used were second hand having been used on the original Hungerford bridge over the Thames in London. The river here is tidal although the sea (Bristol Channel) is over 5 miles downstream. This is why the water is kept in Bristol Docks by lock gates (the floating harbour) otherwise all craft ended up resting on the mud at low tide. They had to have extra strong hulls hence the phrase "shipshape and Bristol Fashion". Clifton Bridge in Bristol was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to cross the River Avon at Avon Gorge.
It was completed after his death in 1864
It is the location of the first ever bungee jump on 1st April 1979 www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DLooHqJMc 
This shot is taken from one of the first panoramic viewers "the camera obscura" observatory.
See the reciprocal view of the bridge from dundry share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26462 and www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=24574 and www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 and balloons over the bridge at www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30205. Balloons over the bridge at www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30355 and www.gigapan.org/gigapans/50426/ for a night view with the bridge illuminated.

Taken from the top of 4 metre lighting stand