Menai bridge - the chain
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This is one element of the "chain" of the Menai suspension bridge, the first iron suspension bridge built by Thomas Telford in 1826. It is spanning the Menai Strait between Anglesey and mainland Wales(580 foot) and it had to have a clearance of 100 foot to allow big ships to pass underneath. The biggest task was to lift the 16 chains into place because the middle section between the pillars has a weight of 23.5 tons!!
Sometimes there is some sort of sea fog coming iin. It is quite rare because normally it is to windy ...
This is one bolt and nut (I don't know, diameter of the bolt is about 10cm so something like M100 eve...
Today in really beautiful weather about 800 people made their way over the Menai bridge to start thei...
When the tide went out this mornig it was about -5°C. This meant that the water that was lapping over...
View of the two bridges which connect Anglesey with mainland Wales. To the left the Menai bridge buil...
Big hall in the main arts building. It is being used for concerts, exams, and all kind of social even...
This is the courtyard of the main arts building of Bangor University in North Wales. The building isn...
This is the courtyard of the main arts building of Bangor University in North Wales. The building isn...
From the restaurant in the management centre (in the middle) you have quite a nice view of Anglesey a...
Wales (Cymru in the Welsh language) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The major cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bangor. The city of St. Davids is the smallest city in the UK with a population around 2000. Wales itself has a population of around 3 million. The Welsh language is spoken by around 20% of the population.
