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Encyclopedia > Conwy railway bridge
The western end of Stephenson‘s bridge across the Conwy right next to the castle.
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The western end of Stephenson‘s bridge across the Conwy right next to the castle.

Conwy railway bridge carries the North Wales coast railway line across the River Conwy between Llandudno Junction and the town of Conwy. The wrought-iron tubular bridge was built by Robert Stephenson, and is similar in construction to Stephenson's other famous tubular bridge, the Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait. It was officially opened in 1849, but had been completed in 1848. Download high resolution version (1500x1242, 108 KB)Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 12th June 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1500x1242, 108 KB)Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 12th June 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... The River Conwy, or, in Welsh Afon Conwy , is a river in North Wales. ... Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in the county borough of Conwy in North Wales. ... Conwy (formerly anglicised as Conway) is a town in Conwy county borough, North Wales, UK, which faces the resort of Llandudno across the Conwy Estuary. ... For the lighthouse engineer see Robert Stevenson Statue of Robert Stephenson at Euston Station, London Robert Stephenson FRS (October 16, 1803 - October 12, 1859) was an English civil engineer. ... Britannia Bridge is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales, originally made of wrought iron rectangular box section spans, and now a two-tier steel box girder and arch bridge. ... The Menai Strait (in Welsh Afon Menai, the River Menai) is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 14 miles (23 km) long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Since the destruction by fire of Britannia Bridge in 1970, Conwy railway bridge remains the only surviving example of this means of construction undertaken by Stephenson. Britannia Bridge is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales, originally made of wrought iron rectangular box section spans, and now a two-tier steel box girder and arch bridge. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...


The Conwy railway bridge runs parallel to an elegant suspension bridge built by Thomas Telford, now in the care of the National Trust, and is open to pedestrians only. These crossings of the Conwy resemble in miniature the two greater crossings of the Menai Strait. Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...


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Britannia Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (571 words)
Britannia Bridge is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales, originally a tubular bridge of wrought-iron rectangular box-section spans, and now a two-tier steel box girder and arch bridge.
The opening of the Menai Bridge in 1826, a mile (1.6 km) to the east of where Britannia Bridge was later built, provided the first road link between Anglesey and the mainland.
In spite of the heavier loadings placed on it in its later life, the bridge was "one of the most easily maintained and successful railway bridges" in the UK, and "as the first really large wrought iron bridge of the girder type it has unique significance in civil engineering history".
Conwy Suspension Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (182 words)
Conwy Suspension Bridge was one of the first road suspension bridges in the world.
Located in the medieval town of Conwy in the traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales, it is now only passable on foot.
The suspension bridge runs alongside the wrought iron tubular railway bridge built by Robert Stephenson.
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