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Menai Bridge
1826
gb
Anglesey, Wales
Across Menai Strait
Main span 176m/577ft
Chain suspension bridge
2 lane road bridge
Length 1000ft
Designed by Thomas Telford
Constuction started in 1819
World's first major suspension bridge
It is featured on the reverse of a £1 coin (2005)
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