Menai Suspension Bridge Anglesey Wales vintage postcard s575
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Menai Suspension Bridge Anglesey Wales vintage postcard s575. The first stone of this famous Welsh bridge was laid on the 10th August 1818. The bridge opened to the public on the 30th January 1826. The cost of the entire structure was about �1200000. Born 1757. Disclaimer: The TITLE and DESCRIPTION (NOT the images) are generated by Artificial Intelligence. This helps us list cards faster. The technology is new and makes some mistakes. The images are what you should use when making your buying decision. Contact us if you find a significant error in the A.I. generated description so we can fix it. ********************************************************* This is a vintage postcard. MENAI SUSPENSION BRIDGE. The first stone of this famous Welsh bridge was laid on the 10th August 1818. The bridge opened to the public on the 30th January 1826. The cost of the entire structure was about �1200000. Born 1757. ENGINEER THOMAS TELFORD. Died 1834. Height of main piers from high water line to the level of the roadway 100 Height of the two main piers from the level of the roadway to the top 55 Width of each main pier at high water mark 42 Thickness of each main pier at high water mark 15 Height of each pier reckoning from which the carriage roads pass as the highest point 80 Width of each pier reckoning from high water line to the top of the small piers 65 Width of the spring arches 9 Span of each of the seven arches in the rock 52 Length of the chain portion of each chain 1714 Length of each suspended fastening between the two main piers forming a curvature 550 Length of roadiers suspended between main piers 550 Total length of roadway 1000 Width of each footpath in the bridge 12 Total width of roadway 24 Total weight of ironwork between the roadways 2186 tons. As the whole weight of the suspended portion of the bridge is 483 tons the available power is 1527 tons. Photochrom Co. Ltd. London.
