General Information
| Other name(s): | Menai Straits Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 1818 |
| Completion: | 30 January 1826 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Chain suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2002 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Bangor, Gwynned, Wales, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Britannia Bridge (1850)
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| Coordinates: | 53° 13' 12.54" N 4° 9' 47.52" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 177 m | |
| total length | 521 m | |
| tower height | 46.6 m | |
| clearance | 30 m |
Materials
| deck |
wrought iron
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| piers |
masonry
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| chains |
wrought iron
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Chronology
| 1940 | The main suspended deck structure is replaced by an identical one made of steel. |
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Notes
The bridge deck suffered damage in 1839 in a strong gale. The deck was eventually replaced in 1893 using steel. The entire structure was rehabilitated in 1940.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1924): An Account of an Examination of the Menai Suspension Bridge. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 217, n. 1924-1 ( 1924), pp. 208-238.
- (1841): An Account of the Repairs and Alterations made in the Structure of the Menai Bridge, in consequence of the damage it received during the gale of January 7, 1839.. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 1, n. 1841 ( 1841), pp. 58-59.
- : Architects + Engineers = Structures. Academy Editions, New York (USA), pp. 23.
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 131.
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 291-293.
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20000091 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
24/06/2022
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