The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the Welsh mainland, designed by the engineer Thomas Telford and completed in 1826 as one of the world's first major suspension bridges.
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Heritage DesignationNationally Designated Heritage Site 1 Completion Year Connections
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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.
Introduction, current road use
The bridge still carries road traffic and is a Grade I listed structure.
Introduction, heritage listing
The bridge still carries road traffic and is a Grade I listed structure.
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is a Grade I listed structure
Infobox: material
Wrought iron (original chains) Steel (replacement chains) Stone Cast iron
Part Of: Road Transport, Infobox
Carries A5 (London to Holyhead)
In Group: Suspension Bridges, Lead sentence
The Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont y Borth or Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales.
Pioneered By: Thomas Telford, Infobox: designer
Thomas Telford
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