Ponte Suspensa Menai
bridge between Anglesey and mainland Wales
Key facts
- Carries
- A5 ( London to Holyhead )
- Crosses
- Menai Strait
- Locale
- Anglesey , North West Wales
- Heritage status
- Grade 1
- Design
- Suspension bridge
- Material
- Wrought iron (original chains) , Steel (replacement chains) , Stone , Cast iron
- Total length
- 417 metres (1,368 ft)
- Width
- 12 metres (39 ft)
- Longest span
- 176 metres (577 ft)
- Number span no of spans
- Main: One , Arches: Seven
- Piers in water
- Five
- Clearance below
- 31 metres (102 ft)
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1826 establishments in WalesBangor, GwyneddBridges by Thomas TelfordBridges completed in 1826Bridges in AngleseyBridges in GwyneddChain bridgesCross-sea bridges in EuropeGrade I listed bridges in WalesGrade I listed buildings in AngleseyGrade I listed buildings in GwyneddHistoric Civil Engineering Landmarks