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Britannia Bridge opens

1850 CE · United Kingdom, Europe · Technology

Britannia Bridge opens
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Britannia Bridge is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the city of Bangor. It was originally designed and built by the noted railway engineer Robert Stephenson as a tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans for carrying rail traffic.

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