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The Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Strait, Wales, c1850. Artist: Unknown

The Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Strait, Wales, c1850. Artist: Unknown

1-154-920 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

The Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Strait, Wales, c1850. The Britannia Tubular Bridge with the Menai Suspension Bridge, a road bridge of 1826, in the background. A sailing ship and a steamship sail on the sea below. The Britannia Tubular Bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson and was completed in 1850. It was constructed to provide trains of the Chester and Holyhead Railway with a passageway across the Menai Straits from mainland Wales to Anglesey.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Robert Stephenson: British: Civil engineer, politician
Medium
  1. Lithograph
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom Wales

  1. 52 30 00 N , 003 30 00 W

World Europe United Kingdom Wales Menai Strait

  1. 53 12 00 N , 004 14 00 W

World Europe United Kingdom Wales Anglesey

  1. 53 17 00 N , 004 20 00 W

World Europe United Kingdom Wales Gwynedd Bangor

  1. 53 16 00 N , 004 07 00 W
Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Artistic Representations Landscapes

Locations & Buildings Bridges

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3282x1915
File Size : 18,414kb

Aliases

  1. CIV/C000128
  1. 0460000907
  1. 1-154-920
  1. 1154920
  1. 907
  1. CIV/C000128
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