Temple Island delay hits Knight’s bridge to nowhere

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Source: Sarah Leathem

Bristol council fences off one end of £3m crossing

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

The Y-shaped St Philip’s Footbridge spans an offshoot of the River Avon in central Bristol, near the city’s Temple Meads station.

Construction 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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