Menai Bridge by Thomas Telford

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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: Innovators and Innovations (multimedia essay)
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  NMS Lib:86337pl70
• Date: c. 1830
  c.1830
  
• Material: Paper
  Illustration of The Menai Bridge
  
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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
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