Britannia Bridge, Gwynedd: projected perspective view of the bridge from the banks of the Menai Strait
Architect/Designer | Stephenson, Robert (1803-1859) |
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Country | UK: Wales |
City | Bangor |
Subject Date | 1850 |
Image Date | 1847 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Victorian |
Medium | Print |
Library Reference | WALES 22/3 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Bridges ; Rivers ; Trains ; Boats |
NOTES: This tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section carrying rail traffic spanned the Menai Strait between the Island of Anglesey and the mainland Wales at Bangor. Damaged by fire in 1970, it was rebuilt as a two-tier steel truss arch bridge, carrying both road and rail traffic.
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