Original Bolt, Link and Coupling for Menai Suspension Bridge
- Made:
- Unattributed place
Original bolt, original link, original coupling plate, used in construction of Thomas Telford's (1757-1834) Menai suspension bridge, 1826. Road bridge linking Anglesey with North Wales opened in 1826. First bridge over the Menai Straits; widened in 1960s. Span of 579 feet (176.5 metres). See also 1975-68
Details
- Category:
- Civil Engineering
- Object Number:
- 1929-614
- Measurements:
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overall: 3010 mm x 425 mm x 260 mm,
- type:
- bolt
- credit:
- Ministry of Transport (Roads Dept.)
