Menai Suspension Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont y Borth or Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was the world's first major suspension bridge. The bridge still carries road traffic and is a Grade I listed structure.
Menai Bridge Pont Grog y Borth | |
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The Menai Suspension Bridge viewed from the Anglesey side | |
| Coordinates | 53°13′12″N 4°9′47″W |
| Carries | A5 (London to Holyhead) |
| Crosses | Menai Strait |
| Locale | Anglesey, North West Wales |
| Heritage status | Grade 1 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Material | Wrought iron (original chains) Steel (replacement chains) Stone Cast iron |
| Total length | 417 metres (1,368 ft) |
| Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Longest span | 176 metres (577 ft) |
| No. of spans | Main: One Arches: Seven |
| Piers in water | Five |
| Clearance below | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Design life | 1893: wooden deck replaced in steel 1938/40: iron chains replaced in steel |
| History | |
| Designer | Thomas Telford |
| Construction start | 1819 |
| Opened | 30 January 1826 |
| Location | |
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