HUGELY IMPRESSIVE FEAT OF ENGINEERING BY BRUNEL AND A SPECULATOR LOCATION AND VIEWS - THE REAL HALLMARK OF BRISTOL SET IN THE WEALTHY AND ATTRACTIVE LOCATION OF CLIFTON

Arguably one of Brunel’s greatest achievements, the Clifton Suspension bridge is breath taking. It’s a shame so many people choose this location to kill themselves, as the view is beautiful. There isn’t much traffic over the bridge so you can walk along it without going deaf like some other bridges (The Golden Gate springs to mind).

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completed long after his death, the suspension bridge was one of the first of its kind. The bridge was the result of a competition set up to attract designs, and, as with most projects of this kind, went massively over budget. A sum of money had even been invested fifty or do years earlier in order that the ...