Directory of Britannia Bridge Resources
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This category is for websites about Robert Stephenson's tubular iron rail bridge opened in 1850, and the steel arch bridge built on the same site following fire damage in 1970.
The span is over the Menai Strait to the west of Bangor, to the Anglesey town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.
The newer bridge is two tier and carries the railway into the town centre, whereas the upper tier carries the A55 trunk road from the south west of Bangor, and a ring road around the north of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, connecting the Welsh mainland with Anglesey, and onward to the Irish Sea ferry at Holyhead.
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Menai Bridge Community Heritage Trust
http://menaibridges.co.uk/
Community project and museum on Anglesey celebrating two early 19th century bridges; Telford's iron suspension bridge,and Stephenson's iron arch Britannia Bridge. Includes history,events, information for visitors, online sales, social media links and contacts. -
Structurae: Britannia Bridge (Bangor, 1850)
https://structurae.net/structures/britannia-bridge
Structural data on the wrought iron rail tubular bridge completed in 1850, subsequently rebuilt following fire in 1970. -
Structurae: Britannia Bridge (Bangor, 1972)
https://structurae.net/structures/britannia-bridge-1972
Structural data for the steel girder arch two tier bridge that replaced the original Stephenson's tubular iron span, using the same stonework. Includes photographs and satellite view. -
Wikipedia: Britannia Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Bridge
Article updated by the public about the second bridge to be built across the Menai Strait; designed by Robert Stephenson to carry steam engines through a wrought iron box girder section between stone piers. Rebuilt following fire in 1970, as a two-tier steel truss arch bridge for road and rail between the same stone towers.
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