Thomas Telford's suspension bridge over the Menai
Thomas Telford's suspension bridge over the Menai Straits, Wales, built 1820-1826. The original timber deck was wrecked in a storm, 1839. In 1940 the chains were renewed with high tensile steel. Part of London to Holyhead road carrying mails between Dublin and London. Hand-coloured engraving
Picture No
13903829
Media ID
48383206
Size
4500px x 3400px
(3.3MB)
Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive
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