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Avonmouth Bridge

 
Avonmouth Bridge, Portway, Bristol BS11 9, United Kingdom
 
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Avonmouth Bridge is a minor waterways place on the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bristol to Avonmouth) between Clifton Suspension Bridge (3 miles and 2 furlongs to the southeast) and Avonmouth (Junction of the River Severn and the River Avon (Bristol)) (3 miles and ¼ furlongs to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Clifton Suspension Bridge is Pill Marina; 3¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Avonmouth is Avonmouth Docks; 1 mile and 2½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a motorway over the canal.

Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 23 miles, 4½ furlongs
Clifton Suspension Bridge3 miles, 2 furlongs
Horseshoe Bend1 mile, 2 furlongs
Pill Marina3¼ furlongs
Avonmouth Bridge
Avonmouth Docks1 mile, 2½ furlongs
Avonmouth3 miles, ¼ furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Texaco
 Screwfix
 Speedy Hire
 Portway Park & Ride Station

Amenities nearby at Pill Marina

 Somerfield - Shirehampton - Store# 1055
 Nisa Fresh Foods
 Lifeboat Inn
 SEE ADDRESS
 Fish & Chips
 Pill, Douglas Skeeles Ltd
 Texaco
 Shirehampton Station
 
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In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2

Ferry Landings Arm3 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2, then on the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) to Ferry Landings Arm
Baltic Wharf3 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2, then on the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) to Baltic Wharf
City Ferry Landing Arm Junction4 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2, then on the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) to City Ferry Landing Arm Junction
Bathhurst Parade Marina4 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2, then on the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) to Bathhurst Parade Marina
Hanham Lock Weir Exit10 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2, then on the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) to Hanham Lock Weir Exit
Hanham Lock Weir Entrance10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2, then on the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) to Hanham Lock No 1, then on the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) to Hanham Lock Weir Entrance
Keynsham Lock Weir Entrance12 miles, 1½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2, then on the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) to Hanham Lock No 1, then on the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) to Keynsham Lock Weir Entrance

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Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Wikipedia has a page about Avonmouth Bridge

The Avonmouth Bridge is a road bridge that carries the M5 motorway over the River Avon into Somerset near Bristol, England. The main span is 538 ft (164 m) long, and the bridge is 4,554 ft (1,388 m) long, with an air draught above mean high water level of 98.4 ft (30 m). It also has a separate footpath and cycleway which connects with Avonmouth station.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Avonmouth Bridge
[Avonmouth] Avonmouth is a port and outer suburb of Bristol, England facing two rivers: the reinforced north bank of the final stage of the Avon which rises at sources [River Avon, Bristol] It then passes under the Avonmouth Bridge which carries the M5 motorway. The main span is 538 ft (164 m) long, and the bridge is 4,554 ft (1,388 m) long [Royal Portbury Dock] the huge car storage compounds around the dock are visible from the Avonmouth Bridge. A waste industrial area west of the port is being developed as the [Bristol] Times Digital Archive. 3 July 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 10 August 2016. "Avonmouth Bridge (J18 to J19)". The Motorway Archive. Archived from the original on [M5 motorway] named the Almondsbury Interchange, where the M5 meets the busy M4. The Avonmouth Bridge, between junctions 18 and 19, is often a bottleneck during heavy traffic [Avonmouth Docks] The Avonmouth Docks are part of the Port of Bristol, in England. They are situated on the northern side of the mouth of the River Avon, opposite the Royal [Portway, Bristol] only intended to be a stopgap measure until the Avonmouth Bridge was completed, construction of the bridge was repeatedly delayed. Transport Minister Keith [Clifton Suspension Bridge] beneath the bridge to carry the Bristol Port Railway to Avonmouth. The construction work was completed in 1864–111 years after a bridge at the site was [Gordano services] located at junction 19 of the M5 motorway at the southern end of the Avonmouth Bridge, west of Bristol, England, and close to Portishead. It is owned by
 
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Avonmouth Bridge - Wikipedia
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