Menai Suspension Bridge
(1826-present)
place and bridge (from 1826)
Aged 198
Wikidata WikipediaThe Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont y Borth, 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. The bridge still carries road traffic and is a Grade I listed structure.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Nodwedd Peirianneg Sifil o Bwysigrwydd Hanesyddol Rhyngwladol Pont Menai Codwyd 1818-26, uchder 153TR, Hyd 1388TR. Prif rychwant 850TR. Cryfhawyd y dec 1840 & 1893. Rhoddwyd dur yn lle'r Gwaith Haearn ac Addaswyd y dec a'i ledu ar Gyfer Trafnidiaeth fodern 1939-41. Peirianwyr T. Telford 1818-34, W.A. Provis 1818-50, Syr B. Baker 1893, Syr A. Gibb & Prtn'aid 1939-41. Gwaith Carreg: J. Wilson. Dyma'r adeiladwaith pwysicaf ar y Ffordd Bwysig Sydd yn Cysylltu Llundain a Chaergybi a Thros y mor i'r iwerddon, Bryd Hynny, Hon Oedd y Bont a'r Rhychwant Hwyaf, ac yr, oedd yn Arloesol yn dechnolegol, gan ymestyn ffiniau technoleg pontydd crog ledled y Byd. Mae gan Bont Conwy (1826) a Godwyd a'r un dechnoleg arloesol, ond sydd yn llai, ei Gwaith Haern Gwreiddiol. Cyflwynwyd Gan Sefydliad Y Peirianwyr Sifil a Chymdeithas Americanaidd Y Peirianwyr Sifil 26 Mehefin 2003 International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Menai suspension bridge. Erected 1818-26. Height 153ft. Length 1388ft. Main span 580ft. Deck strengthened 1840 & 1893. Ironwork replaced by steel-work & deck modified & widened for modern traffic 1939-41. Engineers: T. Telford 1818-34, W.A. Provis 1818-50, Sir B. Baker 1893, Sir A. Gibb & Ptnrs 1939-41. Masonry: J. Wilson. This was the major structure on the strategic road connecting London with Holyhead and by sea to Ireland. The bridge with its then world’s longest span greatly advanced suspension bridge development. The smaller Conwy suspension bridge (1826) built with identical pioneering technology still has its original ironwork. Presented by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers 26 June 2003
English translation:
Former Toll House on the Bangor side of the bridge, Menai Bridge, United Kingdom where it built (1818-1826)
Pont Y Borth Menai Suspension Bridge Adeiladwyd 1818-1826 I Gwblhau'r Ffordd Rhwng Llandain a Chaergybi Constructed 1818-1826 to complete the London to Holyhead Road Thomas Telford 1757 - 1834 Peiriannydd Engineer Cyflwynwyd ar 9 Awst 2007 Gan Sefydliad Y Peirianwyr Sifil-Cymru I Ddathlu 250 o Flynyddoedd ers ei eni Presented on 9 August 2007 By the Insistution of Civil Engineers-Wales to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of his birth
English translation: Menai Suspension Bridge Constructed 1818-1826 to complete the London to Holyhead Road Thomas Telford 1757 - 1834 Engineer Presented on 9 August 2007 By the Insistution of Civil Engineers-Wales to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of his birth
Menai Bridge, Menai Bridge, United Kingdom where it built (1818-1826)