2010

SH7877 : Two bridges across the River Conwy

taken 16 years ago, near to Gyffin, Conwy, Wales

Two bridges across the River Conwy
Two bridges across the River Conwy
Thomas Telford's suspension bridge with the replacement road bridge beyond.
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] · River Conwy [132] · Suspension Bridge [104] Title Clusters: · Two bridges across the River Conwy [3] ·
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SH7877, 2431 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Robin Drayton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 20 July, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 21 July, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 784 775 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:16.8301N 3:49.4536W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 784 774
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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