Conwy Suspension Bridge
(1826-present)
place and bridge (1826-1958)
Aged 198
Wikidata WikipediaThe Conwy Suspension Bridge is a Grade I-listed structure and is one of the first road suspension bridges in the world. Located in the medieval town of Conwy in Conwy county borough, North Wales, it is now only passable on foot. The bridge is now in the care of the National Trust. It originally carried the A55(T) road from Chester to Bangor.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
Nodwedd Peirianneg Sifil o Bwysigrwydd Hanesyddol Rhyngwladol Pont Grog Conwy. Codwyd 1822-1826, Rhychwant 327tr. Ailosodwyd a Chryfhawyd y Dec Gydag ategion ochr 1896, Caewyd I Gerbydau 1958. Peirianwyr: T Telford (1822-34) a W A Provis (1822-50). Gwaith Haearn: W Hazledine, T Rhodes, Gwaith Carreg: J Wilson. Dyma'r Adeiilawaith Pwysicaf ar y Ffordd Bwysig Rhwmg Bangor a Chaer. Adeiladwyd Pont Grog Conwy, Sef Creadigaeth Fwyaf trawiadol Telford yn y dull Gothig, gyda'r un dechnoleg a ddatblygwyd ar gyfer y bont fwy dros y fenai (1818-26), ac mae ganddi ei chadwyni haearn gwreiddiol. International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Conwy Suspension Bridge. Erected 1822-1826, span 327ft. Since replaced and strengthened with side trusses 1896, Closed to Vehicular Traffic 1958. Engineers: T Telford (1822-34) and W A Provis ( 1822-50) . Ironwork: W Hazledine, T Rhodes, Masonry: J Wilson. This was the major structure on the strategically important Bandor to Chester Road. Conwy Suspension Bridge, Telford’s most dramatic creation in the Gothic style was built with the identical technology developed for the larger Menai bridge (1818-26) and still has its original iron chains.
English translation: International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Conwy Suspension Bridge. Erected 1822-1826, span 327ft. Since replaced and strengthened with side trusses 1896, Closed to Vehicular Traffic 1958. Engineers: T Telford (1822-34) and W A Provis ( 1822-50) . Ironwork: W Hazledine, T Rhodes, Masonry: J Wilson. This was the major structure on the strategically important Bandor to Chester Road. Conwy Suspension Bridge, Telford’s most dramatic creation in the Gothic style was built with the identical technology developed for the larger Menai bridge (1818-26) and still has its original iron chains.
Conwy Suspension Bridge close to the Toll House, Conwy, United Kingdom where it built (1822-1826)
Pont Grog Conwy Conwy Suspension Bridge Adeiladwyd 1822-826 fel rhan o'r Gwelliannau i'r ffordd rhwng Caer a Bangor Constructed 1822-1826 as part of the improvement of the Chester to Bangor Road Thomas Telford 1757 - 1834 Peiriannydd Engineer Cyflwynwyd ar 9 Awst 2007 gan sefydliad y peirianwyrsifil - Cymru I ddathlu 250 o flynyddoedd ers ei eni Presented on 9 August 2007 by the Institution of Civil Engineers - Wales to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth
English translation: Conwy Suspension Bridge Constructed 1822-1826 as part of the improvement of the Chester to Bangor Road Thomas Telford 1757 - 1834 Engineer Presented on 9 August 2007 by the institution of Civil Engineers - Wales to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth
Conwy Suspension Bridge close to the Toll House, Conwy, United Kingdom where it built (1822-1826)
Conwy Suspension Bridge Built by Thomas Telford in 1826 Restored by the National Trust in 1969 with the help of Conway Borough Council And Public Subscription
Conwy Suspension Bridge close to the Toll House, Conwy, United Kingdom where it restored (1968)