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'The Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Strait, 1850... ', (1901). Creator: Unknown.

'The Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Strait, 1850: Built by Robert Stephenson', (1901). View of the Bridge designed by engineer Robert Stephenson (1803-1859). Construction began in 1846 and the bridge was opened on 18 March 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. The railway terminated at Holyhead, which became a major port for travellers to Ireland. The Menai Suspension Bridge, a road bridge designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, can be seen in the distance. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901].
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'The Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Strait, 1850... ', (1901). Creator: Unknown.
'The Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Strait, 1850: Built by Robert Stephenson', (1901). View of the Bridge designed by engineer Robert Stephenson (1803-1859). Construction began in 1846 and the bridge was opened on 18 March 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. The railway terminated at Holyhead, which became a major port for travellers to Ireland. The Menai Suspension Bridge, a road bridge designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, can be seen in the distance. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]
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4580 x 3629 px | 47.6 MB
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38.8 x 30.7 cm | 15.3 x 12.1 in (300 dpi)