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:
overall: 3010 mm x 425 mm x 260 mm,
type:
bolt
credit:
Ministry of Transport (Roads Dept.)