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Construction Completion

When
1864
Where
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Part of
Clifton Suspension Bridge opens, 8 December 1864

Construction work was completed in 1864, 111 years after a bridge at the site was first planned.

The construction work was completed in 1864, 111 years after a bridge at the site was first planned. The bridge was built to a design by William Henry Barlow and John Hawkshaw, based on an earlier design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Sources

  1. Clifton Suspension Bridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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