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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

‘Quite a project’: refurbishing the chains of Clifton Suspension Bridge

The Clifton Suspension Bridge viewed from high above over the River Avon gorge; scaffolding is on one side and people in high-vis clothing are climbing it towards the stone tower.
The refurbishment work should be finished by next spring, in an £8m project funded through the bridge’s tolls. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian

It is a bit like that awkward job of painting behind a radiator – but on a vast scale and while perched high above a river gorge atop gently swaying scaffolding.

The challenging task of preserving and sprucing up Clifton Suspension Bridge’s wrought-iron chains, which needs to be done every 25 years, is in full swing.

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