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  • 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.
Aerial photograph of Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits, 1996
  • Aerial photograph of Conwy Castle and the three bridges which cross the Conwy estuary: Conwy railway bridge, Conwy suspension bridge, and Conwy road bridge. Conwy castle was built by Master James of St George, King Edward I's mason-architect. It is an outstanding achievement of medieval architecture and is perhaps one of the most impressive of Edward's Welsh fortresses. Construction work began in 1283 and the castle was completed in 1287. The castle and town are surrounded by a well-preserved wall. Conwy suspension bridge (in the centre) was designed and built by Thomas Telford (1757-1834) and was completed in 1826. It replaced the ferry, which was previously the only means of crossing the river. Conwy Tubular Bridge (top of picture) was built by Robert Stephenson (1803-59) to carry the railway across the estuary - it was officially opened in 1849. The road bridge (on the bottom of the picture) was completed in 1958. Source: http://www.castlewales.com/conwy.html
Aerial photograph of the three bridges at Conwy: railway bridge, suspension bridge and new road bridge, 1996
Bridge over the Usk and L. & N.W. Railway Bridge, Abergavenny, 19th century
  • 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.
Aerial photograph of Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits, 1989
  • This pamphlet was published in 1849 and provides an account of the engineering works involved in the construction of the Britannia Bridge across the Menai Straits. The bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson, son of the locomotive pioneer George Stephenson, and was built 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.
The Triumph of Science. An account of the Grand Flotation of one of the Monster Tubes over the Menai Straits, Britannia Bridge (1849) [image 1 of 10]
  • The bridge carried the Odessa to Bachmatch railway over the River Bug. The bridge spans were constructed at the New Russia Company's works.
Railway bridge over the River Bug under construction, 1912