Temple Island delays mean Bristol’s bridge to nowhere can’t open

By Will Ing2019-07-29T05:00:00

Source: Sarah Leathem

Fence put up at one end of £3m structure which opened in March

Bristol council has admitted a new £3m bridge will lead to nowhere for the foreseeable future.

St Philip’s Footbridge was designed by Knight Architects and spans an offshoot of the River Avon in central Bristol, near the city’s Temple Meads station.

Construction of the Y-shaped crossing finished in March but now a 2m-tall metal fence has been erected to prevent pedestrians accessing the site on the western side of the bridge.

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