2009

SH7877 : Conwy Bridge & Suspension Bridge

taken 15 years ago, near to Gyffin, Conwy, Wales

Conwy Bridge & Suspension Bridge
Conwy Bridge & Suspension Bridge
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.

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.


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Category: Bridges > Bridges
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Conwy [1669] · Bridge [301] · Suspension Bridge [104] ·
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SH7877, 2304 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 30 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 11 September, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 785 775 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:16.8413N 3:49.4271W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 784 774
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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