Four Mile Bridge
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Four Mile Bridge is a village spanning both sides of the Cymyran Strait in Wales, connecting Holy Island with Anglesey, and is approximately three miles southeast of Holyhead.
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The bridge in 2012
Stanley Embankment
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The Stanley Embankment is a railway, road and cycleway embankment that crosses the Cymyran Strait in Wales, connecting the island of Anglesey and Holy Island. It carries both the North Wales Main Line
Four Mile Bridge
…and the village, its name. A bridge at this location was in existence by 1530, and was the only land route to Holyhead until the construction of the Stanley Embankment in 1823. It is 120 metres (390 ft) long and carries the B4545 road over the Cymyran strait. Photos of Four Mile Bridge and surrounding area on Geograph…
The A5 crossing the Stanley Embankment towards Holy Island
A plaque by the Institution of Civil Engineers on the embankment