Aerial photograph of Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits, 1989

Aerial photograph of Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits, 1989 Britannia bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson, son of the locomotive pioneer George Stephenson, and was built during the 1840s to carry trains from the mainland to Anglesey. The construction of this 'tubular bridge' posed a number of difficult engineering challenges. The two iron tubes, which measured 472 feet long and weighed around 1800 tons each, were floated into position, then raised by hydraulic pumps to their final destination In 1970 the bridge was almost destroyed by fire and was rebuilt as a two-level bridge, carrying both train and road traffic.


Item reference: : GTJ26333

This item comes from: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (Item reference: 89-CS-0623).
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