General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
original use:
Road bridge current use: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Deck levels: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2002 |
for registered users |
|---|
Location
| Location: |
Conwy, Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Conway Bridge (1848)
Conwy Road Bridge |
| Coordinates: | 53° 16' 49.66" N 3° 49' 25.40" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 99.7 m |
Materials
| deck |
cast iron
|
|---|---|
| chains |
cast iron
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Participants
Design
- Thomas Telford (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 132.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 58.
- (1986): Brücken. Historische Entwicklung - Faszination Technik. 2nd edition, Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna (Austria), pp. 160, 180.
- (1984): Buiding bridges. History, Technology, Construction. Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany).
- (2007): Telford's Menai and Conwy suspension bridges, Wales. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, v. 160, n. 5 (May 2007), pp. 26-30.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000447 - Published on:
05/11/1999 - Last updated on:
24/06/2022
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