A Bristol bridge closed for 18 months: Why is the banana bridge closed?

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Langton Street Bridge connects south Bristol with the central area and is one of several bridges over the New Cut section of the River Avon that bisects the city.

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00:00 One of Bristol's key footbridges has closed as part of a £2 million refit which is planned

00:06 to take around 18 months. Langton Street Bridge connects South Bristol with the central area

00:13 and is one of several bridges over the new cut section of the River Avon that bisects

00:19 the city. It was actually built as a temporary bridge in 1883 but it's still there, albeit

00:26 in a different location from where it was first erected. Known by people who use it

00:32 daily simply as the Banana Bridge, the yellow painted structure connecting York Road and

00:37 Bedminster with Clarence Road and Redcliffe was originally built as a temporary crossing

00:42 where nearby Bedminster Bridge stands today. Soon after it was erected in 1883 it was transported

00:49 on barges in full tide and relocated to Langton Street. But this bridge is now closed for

00:56 18 months of refurbishment.

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