Clifton Suspension Bridge

Clifton Suspension Bridge
a very high road bridge over the river Avon near Bristol in the west of England. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and when it was completed in 1864 it was the longest and highest bridge in the world. People regularly kill themselves by jumping off the bridge.

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