2011 : River Avon upstream from New Brislington Bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of 2011 : River Avon upstream from New Brislington Bridge by Maurice Pullin as part of the Geograph project.
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2011 : River Avon upstream from New Brislington Bridge
Image: © Maurice Pullin Taken: 14 Feb 2011
Although "New Brislington Bridge" was built in 1930 that is its official name. The River Avon was made navigable to Bath around 1727 by building locks and lock cuts. For a fuller history of the project including the development of Bristol Docks see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon_River_Navigation#Navigation The sign bottom left directs boats coming downstream into the Feeder Canal and the City Docks. Image] awaits the unwary.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.453703
Longitude
-2.549136