Pero's Bridge

Pero's Bridge

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clearance=3.3m
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Pero's Bridge (gbmapping|ST585726) is a pedestrian, bascule bridge at St Augustine's Reach in Bristol Harbour. It links Queen Square and Millennium Square.

Structure

The bridge is comprised of three spans; the two outer ones are fixed and the central section can be raised to provide a navigation channel in the harbour. The most distinctive features of the bridge are the pair of horn-shaped sculptures which act as counterweights for the lifting section, leading it to be commonly known as the Horned Bridge.

Pero

The bridge is named after "Pero" who lived from around 1753 to 1798, arriving in Bristol probably from the Caribbean Island of Nevis in 1783, as the slave of the merchant John Pinney (1740-1818) at 5 Great George Street. [cite web | title=Pero's Bridge | work=History Footsteps | url=http://www.englandpast.net/education/legacy2.html | accessdate=2006-08-19] [cite web | title=Bristol's Georgian House Museum | work=Bristol City Council | url=http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/georgian-house-city-museums-and-art-gallery.en | accessdate=2006-08-19]

History

The bridge was designed by the Irish artist Eilis O'Connell, in conjunction with Ove Arup & Partners engineers and opened in 1999.

Dimensions

Length of lifting span (11m) [cite web | title=Pero's Bridge, Bristol, UK | work=Arup | url=http://www.arup.com/bridges/project.cfm?pageid=2142 | accessdate=2006-08-19]

References

Bibliography

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/cityviews/360/perosbridge/bridge.shtml 360 degree panorama of the bridge from BBC]
* [http://buy.bristol-city.gov.uk/Bristol_City_Council_Photo_Library/products/Peros_Bridge_2.htm Bristol City Council presentation & booklet]
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