Tubular bridge
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A tubular bridge is a bridge built as a rigid box-girder section within which the traffic is carried. Famous examples include the original Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait, the Conwy railway bri
Conwy Railway Bridge
Conwy Bridge.Construction of second tube, September, 1848
Section of the original wrought-iron tubular Britannia Bridge standing in front of the modern bridge
Original Britannia Bridge
Conwy Railway Bridge
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The 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, which is now Grade I liste
Tubular bridge
…as a rigid box-girder section within which the traffic is carried. Famous examples include the original Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait, the Conwy railway bridge over the River Conwy, designed and tested by William Fairbairn and built by Robert Stephenson between 1846 and 1850, and the original Victoria Bridge…
Conwy Railway Bridge across the River Conwy
A lithograph entitled "Conway Bridge" showing the second wrought-iron box girder tube being floated into position, c. September 1848.