The Happy Pontist
A blog from the UK about bridges and bridge design
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Bristol
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04 January 2020
Some recent books about bridges
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I have a couple of posts on recent bridge visits in preparation, but meanwhile here's a quick round-up of a few books about bridges that...
03 December 2014
Bristol Bridges: 4. Meads Reach Bridge
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This bridge was another early morning visit, to an award-winning span which is probably unique in Britain. Built in 2009 for £2.4...
25 November 2014
Bristol Bridges: 3. Valentine Bridge
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I'm nearly caught up on a backlog of bridge visits. The next two are both in Bristol, where I've previously covered Clevedon Pier (...
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08 October 2014
The great debate: Who owns bridge design?
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I've been in Bristol and took the opportunity to attend this debate, held at the Arnolfini as part of the Architecture Centre's Bri...
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18 August 2013
Bristol Bridges: 2. Pero's Bridge
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I've badged this and the previous post as "Bristol Bridges", as if you're going to get a whole series of bridges in the...
15 August 2013
Bristol Bridges: 1. Clevedon Pier
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The pier at Clevedon is one of my favourite bridges to nowhere. Built in 1869, its elegant iron arches make me think of the Pont des Arts...
20 January 2011
Did Brunel design the Clifton Suspension Bridge?
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Can this be true? A new book by Adrian Vaughan on the famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel is reported to claim that he didn't even ...
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18 May 2010
Bridges news roundup
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Floating footbridge that can sail down the river unveiled Bristol proposes to draw on West India Quay footbridge as its inspiration. It...
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