Art Resource - AR916007

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Medal commemorating the building of the Britannia Tubular Bridge, North Wales, c1850.

Medal commemorating the building of the Britannia Tubular Bridge, North Wales, c1850. The Britannia Tubular Bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson (1803-1859). Construction began in 1846 and the bridge was opened on 18 March 1850. It was constructed to provide trains of the Chester and Holyhead Railway with a passageway across the Menai Straits from mainland Wales to Anglesey. The railway terminated at Holyhead, which became a major port for travellers to Ireland.

Unique Identifier AR916007

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3304px × 3170px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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