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Britannia Bridge

General Information

Structure:	Two-hinged arch bridge Deck arch bridge
Function / usage:	Road bridge Railroad (railway) bridge
Material:	Steel bridge

Location:	Bangor, Gwynned, Wales, United Kingdom
Crosses:	Menai Straits
Replaces:	Britannia Bridge (1850)
Coordinates:	53° 12' 57.97" N 4° 11' 8.33" W

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total length

432 m

arches	steel

May 1970	A fire severely damages the metal superstructure of the previous tubular bridge which is subsequently demolished.
1971	The demolished superstructure is replaced by arches.

Consulting engineers

Construction

Congestion threatens historic Britannia Bridge. In: Bridge Update, n. 72 (December 2007), pp. 2.