Wrought iron (original chains) Steel (replacement chains) Stone Cast iron
Total length
417 metres (1,368 ft)
Width
12 metres (39 ft)
Longest span
176 metres (577 ft)
No. of spans
Main: One Arches: Seven
Piers in water
Five
Clearance below
31 metres (102 ft)
Design life
1893: wooden deck replaced in steel 1938/40: iron chains replaced in steel
History
Designer
Thomas Telford
Construction start
1819; 205 years ago (1819)
Opened
30 January 1826; 198 years ago (1826-01-30)
Location
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. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was the world's first major suspension bridge.[1] The bridge still carries road traffic and is a Grade I listed structure.[2]
^"Menai Suspension Bridge". Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). 18 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^"Menai Suspension Bridge, Menai Bridge". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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Global Information
A5 (London to Holyhead)