▁the ▁ends ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁centre . ▁Com posed ▁of ▁numerous ▁parallel ▁rows ▁of ▁e y eb ars ▁connected ▁by ▁bol ts , ▁the ▁ch ains ▁are ▁anch ored ▁in ▁t unn els ▁in ▁the ▁rocks ▁ ▁below ▁ground ▁level ▁at ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁g orge . ▁The ▁deck ▁was ▁originally ▁laid ▁with ▁wooden ▁pl ank ing , ▁later ▁covered ▁with ▁as ph alt , ▁which ▁was ▁renew ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁bridge , ▁including ▁ch ains , ▁ro ds , ▁g ird ers ▁and ▁deck ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 5 0 0   tons . ▁ ▁Dim ensions ▁Clear ance : ▁ ▁above ▁high ▁water ▁level ▁D ip ▁of ▁ch ains : ▁ ▁Height ▁of ▁to wers : ▁ ▁above ▁deck ▁Over all ▁length : ▁ ▁Over all ▁width : ▁ ▁Span : ▁ ▁Inc idents ▁Two ▁men ▁were ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁bridge . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁woman ▁named ▁Sarah ▁Ann ▁Hen ley ▁surv ived ▁a ▁suic ide ▁attempt ▁off ▁the ▁bridge ▁when ▁her ▁bill ow ing ▁sk ir ts ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁par ach ute ▁and ▁she ▁land ed ▁in ▁the ▁thick ▁mud ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁tid al ▁River ▁Av on ▁at ▁low ▁t ide ; ▁she ▁subsequently ▁lived ▁into ▁her ▁eight ies . ▁ ▁The ▁Cl if ton ▁Sus p ension ▁Bridge ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁suic ide ▁bridge ▁and ▁is ▁fitted ▁with