The Menai Suspension Bridge, carries road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Prior to which the primary means of access was by ferry across the fast flowing and dangerous waters of the Menai Strait. Because Holyhead was one of the principal ports for ferries to Dublin, Engineer Thomas Telford was engaged to complete a survey of the route from London to Holyhead. Because the bridge needed to be high enough to allow the passage of tall ships, Telford proposed that a suspension bridge should be built; his recommendation was accepted and the bridge opened in 1826.
The Menai Suspension Bridge, carries road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Before the bridge was completed, the island had no fixed connection to the mainland and the primary means of access was by ferry across the fast flowing and dangerous waters of the Menai Strait. Because Holyhead was one of the principal ports for ferries to Dublin, Engineer Thomas Telford was engaged to complete a survey of the route from London to Holyhead. Because the bridge needed to be high enough to allow the passage of the tall ships of the day Telford proposed that a suspension bridge should be built; his recommendation was accepted by Parliament and the bridge opened in 1826.
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Location: Menai Suspension Bridge, Anglesey, Wales.
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