2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁crow ds ▁trav elling ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁As ht on ▁Court ▁Festival ▁and ▁Br istol ▁International ▁Bal lo on ▁F i esta ▁put ▁such ▁great ▁stra in ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ▁all ▁motor ▁traffic ▁and ▁ped est ri ans ▁during ▁the ▁events . ▁The ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁for ▁major ▁annual ▁events ▁has ▁continued ▁each ▁year ▁since ▁then . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁last ▁ever ▁Con cor de ▁flight ▁( Con cor de ▁ 2 1 6 ) ▁fle w ▁over ▁the ▁bridge ▁before ▁landing ▁at ▁Fil ton ▁Aer od rome . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁the ▁cent rep ie ce ▁of ▁the ▁Brun el ▁ 2 0 0 ▁week end , ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Is amb ard ▁Kingdom ▁Brun el . ▁At ▁the ▁clim ax ▁of ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁a ▁fire work ▁display ▁was ▁launched ▁from ▁the ▁bridge . ▁The ▁celebr ations ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁activation ▁of ▁an ▁LED - based ▁light ing ▁array ▁to ▁ill uminate ▁the ▁bridge . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁shut ▁for ▁one ▁night ▁to ▁allow ▁a ▁crack ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁support ▁h angers ▁to ▁be ▁rep a ired . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁London