2017

SH7877 : Three bridges spanning the Afon Conwy

taken 7 years ago, near to Gyffin, Conwy, Wales

Three bridges spanning the Afon Conwy
Three bridges spanning the Afon Conwy
Conwy Road Bridge

The new road bridge was built in 1958 and originally carried the A55, until the Conwy tunnel was built in 1991. The bridge now carries the A547 across the Afon Conwy, carrying mostly local traffic.

Conwy (Telford's) Suspension Bridge

Conwy Suspension Bridge, was one of the first road suspension bridges in the world. Now crossable on foot. The bridge is in the care of the National Trust. It originally carried the A55 road.
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Built by Thomas Telford, the bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the River Conwy next to Conwy Castle, a World Heritage Site. The bridge was completed in 1826. It is in the same style as one of Telford's other bridges, the Menai Suspension Bridge crossing the Menai Strait. The Conwy bridge runs alongside the wrought iron tubular railway bridge built by Robert Stephenson.

Stephenson's Bridge (Conwy Rail Bridge)

Conwy railway bridge carries the North Wales coast railway line across the River Conwy between Llandudno Junction and the town of Conwy. The wrought iron tubular bridge was built by Robert Stephenson to a design by William Fairbairn. It was officially opened in 1849.
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link
Since the destruction by fire of Britannia Bridge in 1970, Conwy railway bridge remains the only surviving example of this means of construction undertaken by Stephenson.
The Conwy railway bridge runs parallel to the suspension bridge built by Thomas Telford, which is now in the care of the National Trust.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Roads, Road transport Primary Subject: Bridge
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Conwy [1669] · Bridge [301] · Afon Conwy [114] ·
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SH7877, 2126 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Hoare   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 26 September, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 28 September, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 7848 7750 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:16.8303N 3:49.4446W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 7845 7749
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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