Banana Bridge Explained

Banana Bridge
Crosses:New Cut
Preceded:Bath Bridge
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Followed:Bedminster Bridge
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Opened:1883
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Banana Bridge, officially Langton Street Bridge, is a footbridge in Bristol, England which crosses the New Cut.[1] [2] It is Grade II listed.[3]

When constructed in 1883 between Langton Street and St. Luke's Road, the bridge was said to be a temporary route while the nearby Bedminster Bridge was rebuilt.[4] Langton Street has since been lost to bombings in WW2.

References

  1. Web site: Taylor . Mark . 2023-09-05 . The Bristol footbridge that was supposed to be temporary when it was built 140 years ago . 2023-09-05 . BristolWorld.
  2. Web site: 2009-11-04 . The New Cut 2 . 2023-09-05 . Bristol Floating Harbour . en-US.
  3. Web site: LANGTON STREET BRIDGE, Non Civil Parish - 1202723 . 2023-09-05 . Historic England . en.
  4. News: 1883-11-30 . Article clipped from Daily Bristol Times and Mirror . 5 . Daily Bristol Times and Mirror . 2023-09-05.