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Structure-ID: s0005164
Created on: 09/19/02
Modified on: 01/26/05


Britannia Bridge

Completed in: 1971
Status: in use
Location: Near Bangor, Gwynned, Wales, United Kingdom
Crosses: Menai Straits
Britannia Bridge
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
Function / usage:
Railroad bridge [railway bridge]
Road bridge
Replaces: Britannia Bridge (1850)

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Consulting engineers Husband & Partners
Construction Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
arches  steel
Dimensions
  total length 432 m

Chronology
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.

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External LinkRailways of North Wales 1975-1983: Britannia Bridge English

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* Congestion threatens historic Britannia Bridge, in "Bridge Update", December 2007, n. 72 .

 
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