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Thomas Telford

Also Known As Colossus of Roads
Road, Bridge and Cycling Engineers

Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason who built roads, canals, bridges and aqueducts across Britain, including the Menai Suspension Bridge and much of the Caledonian Canal. He became the first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1820, an organization that helped establish civil engineering as a formal profession. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1757 1
Death Year
1834 1
Nationality
Scottish 1
Thomas Telford
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Menai Suspension Bridge

Thomas Telford
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Followed By

Ferdinand de Lesseps, Figures
John Augustus Roebling, Figures
John Loudon McAdam, Figures

Invented

Menai Suspension Bridge, Infrastructure
Source Wikipedia: Menai Suspension Bridge

Pioneered

Menai Suspension Bridge, Infrastructure
Source Wikipedia: Menai Suspension Bridge
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United Kingdom

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Source Wikipedia: Thomas TelfordLead sentence 1tier 2
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Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer.
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1. Wikipedia: Thomas Telford
Wikipedia
  • Overview
  • The 'Colossus of Roads' section
    The punning nickname 'Colossus of Roads' was given to Telford by his friend, the eventual Poet Laureate, Robert Southey.
  • Ellesmere Canal section
    Telford's reputation in Shropshire led to his appointment in 1793 to manage the detailed design and construction of the Ellesmere Canal
  • In Group: Road and Bridge Engineers, Lead sentence
    Thomas Telford (9 August 1757-2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer.
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Wikipedia: Menai Suspension Bridge
Wikipedia
  • Invented: Menai Suspension Bridge, lead section
    Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was one of the world's first major suspension bridges, and second such bridge designed to carry vehicular traffic, after the Union Chain Bridge (1820) across the River Tweed.
  • Pioneered: Menai Suspension Bridge, Article lead
    Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826
  • Pioneered: Menai Suspension Bridge, Infobox: designer
    Thomas Telford
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