A footbridge across the harbour with three spans, named after Pero Jones, an enslaved man brought to Bristol from the Caribbean in the 18th century. The sculptor Eilis O’Connell designed it with the engineers Arup, and the two horn-shaped counterweights are the most striking part.
Pero’s Bridge
Sculpture · 1999 · Bristol, Bristol
By Eilis O'Connell, Ove Arup, Partners
Where
Between Narrow Quay and Millennium Square
Bristol, BristolAny time, on foot; the bridge lifts for boats