By Chris Guy posted on 28 Dec 2018 in Urban

The Bristol MetroBus is an express bus network that operates as a ‘guided busway’ along parts of its route. These images are taken on the section between Ashton Avenue Bridge and Ashton Vale in the South-West of the City

This series of pictures were taken on a two hour walk in late December 2018.

I captured the construction of the Winsterstoke Road bridge in two posts here from Jan 2017 and Feb 2017.

Empty bus way at dawn, misty fields and trees under a soft pastel sky, traffic lights ahead and a tranquil sunrise glowing on the horizon.

The Guideway

Steel truss bridge at dusk with purple sky, geometric beams and latticework; a blurred cyclist and streak of light cross the empty roadway.

Ashton Avenue Bridge

Dusk over a calm river reflecting purple-pink skies. A large brick warehouse is silhouetted on the left, with muddy banks and bare trees lining the water.

‘A Bond’ Warehouse

Steel pedestrian footbridge with graffiti-covered supports and angled stairway, set over fields at dusk under a blue-pink sky.

Footbridge, Cumberland Basin

Dusk scene of a roadside with temporary metal fencing before leafless trees and distant hills under a pink-blue sky.

Private Land

Colourful graffiti on utility boxes showing bold, cartoonish animal faces in blue and orange, set beside a pavement with bollards and bare winter trees behind.

Rabbits

Empty curved road under a concrete bridge leading to a modern elevated carriageway with blue railings. Dim underpass lights, stairway to the right and a pale dawn/dusk sky beyond.

Winterstoke Road

Fly-tipped household waste and furniture in a muddy field at dawn, backed by scrubby bushes and a pale pink sky.

Fly Tipping

Muddy country track beside leaning temporary fencing, sun breaking through bare trees over misty fields.

Fencing

Quiet bus way junction at dawn: empty tarmac roads, misty fields and distant hedgerows under a pale pastel sunrise sky.

Guideway Entrance

An empty bus way road curves into a misty sunrise, with low fog rolling over fields beneath a soft pastel sky.

Ashton Vale

Roadside brick wall covered in bright pink graffiti lettering, with a passing vehicle's blur and misty fields beyond at dawn.

Metrobus Guideway

Empty curved road beside a green noise barrier with graffiti, misty hills and scattered houses in the distance under a pale morning sky.

The Guideway

Empty road beside a long barrier painted with bold graffiti reading "NEVER GIVE UP", under a wide, cloudy sky; "SLOW" marked on the tarmac.

Never Give Up

A beige two-storey house glimpsed through a gap in tall green noise barriers behind a grassy verge and kerb, lit by soft morning sunlight.

A Gap In The Fence

When Rat Sleep, Cat Bite Him On Tail

When Rat Sleep, Cat Bite Him On Tail

Empty bus ramp and adjacent pedestrian walkway with metal railings, industrial buildings and bare trees under an overcast sky.

Winterstoke Road Bridge

A curved elevated bus bridge on concrete pillars spans a paved path beside industrial buildings and a fenced lot beneath a cloudy sky.

Sell Your Car Here

Cycle and footpath beneath a curved flyover, warm low light casting long shadows across concrete pillars, graffiti on a support and industrial units alongside.

Winterstoke Road Bridge

Underpass pillar covered in bold pink and white graffiti, beside industrial units with a gravel forecourt and soft morning light.

MORSA

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