Bristol a cycling city ?????

horace · Post by **horace** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:58 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7462791.stm

Is this the same city that wanted to build a busway along the bristol to bath cycle path!!

I cannot believe how BCC twist and turn, its no wonder the transport network is a mess. They change with the time of the day

Donkey · Post by **Donkey** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:23 pm

Yup, I do beleive it is!
I can't find the page now on the Beeb site but it mentioned part of the scheme was to restore a Brunel designed bridge to help connect Bristol to North Somerset. Any ideas which bridge this could be? I'm presuming it's an old rail bridge.

horace · Post by **horace** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:56 pm

That bridge i would reckon is a swing bridge across the Cumberland locks, a low level one with tubular type sides if i remember correctly

Donkey · Post by **Donkey** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:33 am

Is this the one you are thinking of?
http://www.farvis.com/SWIVEL%20BRIDGE%20HOME.htm

horace · Post by **horace** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:54 pm

That's the baby, a real beaut, i think

Donkey · Post by **Donkey** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:04 pm

In that case, surely the council can't complain about not being able to afford it. Can they