Vauxhall Bridge, Bristol

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Vauxhall Bridge is a footbridge in Bristol, England, that crosses the New Cut of the River Avon. At its northern end, the bridge also passes over the Bristol Harbour Railway line from Ashton Gate to Wapping Wharf, which runs along the bank of the New Cut at this point. The bridge was opened in 1900, replacing the Vauxhall ferry. On 30 December 1994, it was Grade II listed.{{Cite news |date=1900-06-02 |title=Bridge opening in Bristol |pages=7 |work=Western Daily Press |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/19000602/022/0007 |access-date=2022-12-08}}{{Cite news |date=1900-06-09 |title=Bristol Gleanings |pages=2 |work=Horfield and Bishopston Record and Montepelier & District Free Press |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002144/19000609/029/0002 |access-date=2022-12-08}}{{Cite web |title=VAUXHALL BRIDGE, Non Civil Parish - 1202162 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1202162 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}

The bridge closed for repairs on 2 October 2023, and is expected to remain closed for up to two years.{{cite web |url=https://news.bristol.gov.uk/press-releases/335a066a-3951-4f7e-8d2a-5c5916af7c1d/vauxhall-bridge-restoration-works-to-begin-in-october |title=Vauxhall Bridge restoration works to begin in October |website=Bristol City Council |access-date=11 October 2023 |language=en}}

When the bridge was built, the New Cut was still in use by shipping to and from Bathurst Basin and the various shipyards that adjoined the cut, and consequently the bridge was built as a swing bridge. It is approximately {{Convert|270|ft|m|abbr=off}} long and {{Convert|11|ft|m|abbr=off}} wide, with a swinging section of {{Convert|158|ft|m|abbr=off}} in length. Navigation ceased on the New Cut in the 1930s, and the bridge was last swung in 1936.{{cite web |url=https://franc.org.uk/a-brief-history/ |title=A brief history |publisher=Friends of the Avon New Cut |access-date=9 December 2022}}