Bristol Bridges challenge

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♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Mar 2021 8:23am, 10 Mar 2021 39,362 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ There have been references recently to the Bristol Bridges challenge on the Thames Bridges challenge thread. I would really like to do this route, or maybe a cut down version of it, when circumstances permit. This thread is a bit of a placeholder for now, but maybe there would be interest in a Fetcheveryone outing one day ...
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Mar 2021 8:27am, 10 Mar 2021 39,363 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ I'll add some words to the sidebar later. The full route is around 45km and crosses 45 bridges and is documented in a book. It would be possible to eliminate two bridges (the M5 motorway bridge and the one bridge ("Portway viaduct") nearest it) and leave 43 bridges in a little over half marathon distance. Whether that can be done without breaching the "cross each bridge once and once only" approach remains to be seen!
GimmeMedals Mar 2021 8:30am, 10 Mar 2021 20,253 posts	0 GimmeMedals Sounds interesting, Synge.
McGoohan Mar 2021 8:31am, 10 Mar 2021 48,851 posts	0 McGoohan lurks, furtively
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Mar 2021 8:37am, 10 Mar 2021 39,365 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Excellent - your expertise might come in very useful, McG!
fetcheveryone Mar 2021 8:39am, 10 Mar 2021 25,746 posts	0 fetcheveryone Any excuse to be in Bristol, and I’m interested.
SteveC NordRunner Mar 2021 8:40am, 10 Mar 2021 548 posts	0 SteveC NordRunner What book is it that the route is documented in, please?
The Great Raemondo Mar 2021 8:44am, 10 Mar 2021 7,401 posts	0 The Great Raemondo Oooo, if I can get back to the island without having to spend a fortune on quarantine then I'd be very keen to join :D
Serendippily Mar 2021 8:47am, 10 Mar 2021 21,153 posts	0 Serendippily waves
westmoors Mar 2021 8:48am, 10 Mar 2021 4,898 posts	0 westmoors Not a book, SteveC, but this seems to document it with links to maps and instructions. bristolcivicsociety.org.uk

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For discussion of the Bristol Bridges Walk. As at 2021, the full route visits 45 bridges in a distance of 45km. There is a reference page maintained by Bristol Civic Society (see link below) and there is also a handbook which can be purchased through that page or on Amazon: Jeff Lucas's "From Brycgstowe to Bristol in 45 Bridges" published by Bristol Books.

The route includes a large loop of around 20km down the River Avon to take in the M5 motorway bridge at Avonmouth and one other, so it should be possible to devise a route which excludes these and offers 43 bridges within around 25km. Sounds like an idea for a run ...

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