The Britannia Bridge from the Anglesey shore, looking across Menai Strait to the mainland, North Wales, UK


The Britannia Bridge a railway bridge designed by Robert Stephenson with Sir William Fairburn, built 1846-50 across the Menai Strait. The upper road deck was added in 1980 to carry the A5/A55. Looking south east from the Anglesey shore.


Size: 4208px × 5622px
Location: Menai Strait, isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Jean Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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