Thomas Telford
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Thomas Telford was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, a
c. 1803 portrait of Telford by Henry Raeburn
1792 portrait of Telford
A canal boat traverses the Pontcysyllte aqueduct in North Wales
Longdon-on-Tern Aqueduct in Shropshire
Menai Suspension Bridge
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The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was one of t
Thomas Telford
…embankment across the Stanley Sands to Holyhead was constructed, but the crossing of the Menai Strait was the most formidable challenge, overcome by the Menai Suspension Bridge (1819–26). Spanning 580 feet (180 m), this was the longest suspension bridge of the time. Unlike modern suspension bridges, Telford used individually…
The Menai Suspension Bridge viewed from the Anglesey side
1840 lithograph of the bridge
The bridge c. 1880, showing the original cable configuration prior to the installation of steel cables in 1938
The bridge as pictured in a Staffordshire stoneware plate in the 1840s. (From the home of J L Runeberg)