ROBERT STEPHENSON
AND    BRITANNIA   TUBULAR    BRIDGE
OVER    THE   MENAI   STRAITS

 

Robert Stephenson (1803-1859)
 


 

Completed in 1849


 


 


 


 

After great fire  -   24th May 1970


 

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After reconstruction


 


 


 

One of many tubular sections from the old "Britannia" bridge
 

In the background - Suspension bridge builded by T. Telford in 1826
 


 

The last Stephenson's tubular bridge in Britain (Conwy Castle)
 


 


 

In the middle - Suspension bridge designed by Thomas Telford (1826)


THE GREAT BRIDGES OF GREAT BRITAIN
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