• The Clifton Suspension Bridge is well known as a suicide bridge and is fitted with plaques that advertise the telephone number of The Samaritans.
  • The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset.
  • The bridge joins Bristol and North Somerset and is owned and operated by Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust.
  • Probably Bristol’s most iconic structure, the suspension bridge in Clifton opened in 1864 and has operated as a toll bridge ever since.
  • Brunel’s sketch of cradle for working on the bridge (University of Bristol). Bridge under construction (Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust).
  • Originally designed by the world-famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it took 33 years to finish the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
  • The Clifton Suspension Bridge was a landmark near Bristol, England. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed in the 1860s, after his death.
  • Brunel died aged only 53 in 1859, but the Clifton Suspension Bridge was completed as his memorial.
  • Clifton Suspension Bridge is the symbol of Bristol, the city's most recognisable structure and a stunning piece of engineering.