Britannia Bridge

Britannia Bridge (Welsh: Pont Britannia) is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. It was originally designed and built by Robert Stephenson as a tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans for carrying rail traffic. Following a fire in 1970 it was rebuilt as a two-tier steel truss arch bridge, carrying both road and rail traffic.

Read more about Britannia Bridge:  The Bridge Design, Construction and Use, Fire and Reconstruction, Proposed Bridge Improvement, Similar Bridges

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