1970

SH5371 : Britannia Bridge - after the 1970 fire

taken 54 years ago, near to Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Isle of Anglesey/Sir Ynys Mon, Wales

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Britannia Bridge - after the 1970 fire
Britannia Bridge - after the 1970 fire
The fire-damaged bridge can be seen here featuring emergency supports, to stabilise the sagging tubes. The tubes were very quickly replaced with truss-arch spans, allowing the bridge to re-open two years later.
Date and photographer location are approximate.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Railways Construction, Development Primary Subject: Fire Bridge other tags: Britannia Bridge Fire Damage Reconstruction Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SH5371, 188 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Victor Mills   (more nearby)
Contributed by
Oliver Mills   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1 October 1970   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5399 7119 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:13.0587N 4:11.2935W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5368 7147
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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