Menai Suspension Bridge
Thomas Telfords magnificent suspension bridge linking Anglesey to mainland North Wales. Completed in 1826 it was the first fixed connection between the island and the mainland. Prior to this all movement across the Menai Strait was by ferry. Construction began in 1819 using limestone quarried at Penmon along the coast near Beaumaris. The bridge is 417 metres (1,368 feet) long with the longest span being 176 metres (577 feet) in length.
Menai Suspension Bridge
Thomas Telfords magnificent suspension bridge linking Anglesey to mainland North Wales. Completed in 1826 it was the first fixed connection between the island and the mainland. Prior to this all movement across the Menai Strait was by ferry. Construction began in 1819 using limestone quarried at Penmon along the coast near Beaumaris. The bridge is 417 metres (1,368 feet) long with the longest span being 176 metres (577 feet) in length.