Menai Bridge by Thomas Telford

This drawing is taken from the 'Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford'. It is of the Menai Bridge in Wales.

Telford's design made it possible to cross the Menai Straits with a single suspended span of 579 feet (176 metres).

Thomas Telford, 1757-1834, designed roads and bridges throughout the United Kingdom. His work formed the basis of the communication network.

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Online ID:	000-000-099-876-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0088: Innovators and Innovations (multimedia essay) Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland NMS Lib:86337pl70
Date:	c. 1830 c.1830
Material:	Paper
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What:	Illustration of The Menai Bridge
Subject:	Innovation
Who:	Thomas Telford (engineer)
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Description:	This drawing of the Menai Bridge in Wales is taken from the 'Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford'.
References:	Telford, Thomas. Atlas to the life of Thomas Telford, civil engineer ... illustrative of his professional labours. London: Payne and Foss, 1838 Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author
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