Bradley Stoke Journal

Bradley Stoke Journal Bradley Stoke's premier community news publication. Established 2008; retired 2024. Our monthly magazine is distributed FREE to all 8,700 homes in Bradley Stoke.

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20/11/2025

FROM THE ARCHIVES: It's five years since the Gipsy Patch Lane railway bridge was replaced, which necessitated hugely disruptive full and partial road closures spanning a period of more than two years.

Things didn't go to plan when the pre-constructed new bridge was being rolled into position; the huge structure became stuck in soft ground and it took 15 days to free it. Consequently the main Bristol to South Wales railway line ended up being closed for 29 days rather than the 13 days originally planned.

Read this in-depth article from the November 2020 issue of the Stoke Gifford Journal magazine (with postscripts), which includes photos of the old bridge and amazing drone shots of the new bridge being moved/freed => https://www.stokegiffordjournal.co.uk/2020/11/08/gipsy-patch-lane-mega-bridge-move-trouble-soft-ground/

See comments for a full timeline of the highway works.

Photo: The new bridge “stuck” on soft ground around 30m short of its intended position. [View from west side]

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Our near-monthly magazine is distributed FREE to all 8,700 homes in Bradley Stoke. View our magazine online: http://issuu.com/bradleystokejournal Our website attracts more than 20,000 visits every month. Visit our forum for all the latest Bradley Stoke news and chat. Sign up to our regular email newsletter: http://bit.ly/bsj-newsletter Visit our photo gallery: http://bit.ly/bsj-photos Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheBSJournal Got a story for us? Send it to [email protected] Interested in advertising? Ask for details on [email protected] Contact us by phone on 01454 300400. You are welcome to post on our page but please note that all postings are moderated. Depending on the software you are using, you may need to switch to the Posts tab to find a 'Write here' box. We only approve contributions that are directly related to Bradley Stoke. If you have a story that requires investigation, please message us rather than posting on the timeline. Commercial postings will not be approved, so please don't waste your time trying. As an alternative, you could try mentioning @TheBSJournal on Twitter, where we will consider retweeting your commercial message.