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s0000091 |
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28/10/98 |
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04/04/08 |
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Britannia Bridge (1850)
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| deck |
wrought iron
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| piers |
masonry
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| chains |
wrought iron
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main span |
177 m | | |
total length |
521 m | | |
tower height |
46.6 m | | |
clearance |
30 m |
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| 1940
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| The main suspended deck structure is replaced by an identical one made of steel. |
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| 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. |
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La reconstruction du pont suspendu de Menai (Grande - Bretange), in
"Ossature métallique", November 1945 v. 10 .
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Beasley, Elizabeth The Menai suspension bridge, 1819-26 and Britannia Bridge, 1845-50, in
"Ancient Monuments Society Transactions", 1985 v. 29 .
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Billington, David P. The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 27-44.
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Brown, David J. Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA) , ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 58-59.
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Deswarte, Sylvie L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 131.
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Diana, Giorgio Passive control systems for reducing hangers wind induced vibrations, presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
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Dupré, Judith Bridges, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA) , ISBN 1884822754, 1997; pp. 36-37.
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Dupré, Judith Brücken, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004095, 1998; pp. 36-37.
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Dupré, Judith Les ponts, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004109; pp. 36-37.
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Hoff, Robert Meisterwerke der Ingenieurbaukunst, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3887848861, 1998; pp. 133-136.
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Margolius, Ivan Architects + Engineers = Structures, Academy Editions, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471498254; pp. 23.
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Picon, Antoine L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 291-293.
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Quaranta, Arnaud Le Passage (1st edition), Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg) , ISBN 287996976X, 1999; pp. 172-173.
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Wittfoht, Hans Buiding bridges, Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany) , ISBN 3764001763, 1984.
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