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Britannia Bridge, the Glossary

Britannia Bridge (Pont Britannia) is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and city of Bangor.^[1]

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A5 road (Great Britain)

The A5, the London-Holyhead trunk road, is a major road in England and Wales.

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A55 road

The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway (Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru), is a major road in Wales and England, connecting Cheshire and North Wales.

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The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.

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Anglesey

Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales.

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Bailey bridge

A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge.

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Bangor, Gwynedd

Bangor is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, North Wales.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Box girder

A box girder or tubular girder (or box beam) is a girder that forms an enclosed tube with multiple walls, as opposed to an ibeam- or hbeam-beam.

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Box girder bridge

A box girder bridge, or box section bridge, is a bridge in which the main beams comprise girders in the shape of a hollow box.

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Britannia Bridge

Britannia Bridge (Pont Britannia) is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and city of Bangor. Britannia Bridge and Britannia Bridge are 1970 disasters in the United Kingdom, 1970 fires, 1970s fires in the United Kingdom, bridges completed in 1850, bridges in Anglesey, bridges in Gwynedd, cross-sea bridges in Europe, Double-decker bridges, Fires in England, Grade II listed bridges in Wales, Grade II listed buildings in Anglesey, Grade II listed buildings in Gwynedd, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Menai Strait, Pentir, railway bridges in Wales, road bridges in Wales, train and rapid transit fires, truss arch bridges and tubular bridges.

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Cable-stayed bridge

A cable-stayed bridge has one or more towers (or pylons), from which cables support the bridge deck.

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Chain

A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension.

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Charles III

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

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Chester and Holyhead Railway

The Chester and Holyhead Railway was an early railway company conceived to improve transmission of Government dispatches between London and Ireland, as well as ordinary railway objectives.

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Civil engineer

A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructure that may have been neglected.

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Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company

Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company was a British bridge works and structural steel contractor based in Darlington.

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Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time.

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Conwy

Conwy, previously known in English as Conway, is a walled market town, community and the administrative centre of Conwy County Borough in North Wales.

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Conwy Railway Bridge

The Conwy Railway Bridge carries the North Wales coast railway line across the River Conwy between Llandudno Junction and the town of Conwy. Britannia Bridge and Conwy Railway Bridge are railway bridges in Wales and tubular bridges.

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Conwy Suspension Bridge

The Conwy Suspension Bridge is a Grade I-listed structure and is one of the first road suspension bridges in the world.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

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Eaton Hodgkinson

Eaton Hodgkinson FRS (26 February 1789 – 18 June 1861) was an English engineer, a pioneer of the application of mathematics to problems of structural design.

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Edwin Clark (civil engineer)

Edwin Clark FRAS (7 January 1814 – 22 October 1894) was an English Civil Engineer, specialising in hydraulics.

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Ellipse

In mathematics, an ellipse is a plane curve surrounding two focal points, such that for all points on the curve, the sum of the two distances to the focal points is a constant.

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Float (nautical)

Floats (also called pontoons) are airtight hollow structures, similar to pressure vessels, designed to provide buoyancy in water.

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George Stephenson

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution.

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Grand Trunk Railway

The Grand Trunk Railway (Grand Tronc) was a railway system that operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and in the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

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Hessian fabric

Hessian, burlap in North America, or crocus in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, is a woven fabric made of vegetable fibres, usually the skin of the jute plant or sisal leaves.

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Holyhead

Holyhead (Caergybi, "Cybi's fort") is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census.

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Hydraulic cylinder

A hydraulic cylinder (also called a linear hydraulic motor) is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a unidirectional force through a unidirectional stroke.

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions".

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John Thomas (sculptor)

John Thomas (1813–1862) was a British sculptor and architect, who worked on Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Westminster.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India.

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List of bridges in Wales

This list of bridges in Wales lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest in Wales.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Llandudno

Llandudno is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Man-of-war

In Royal Navy jargon, a man-of-war (also man-o'-war, or simply man) was a powerful warship or frigate of the 16th to the 19th century, that was frequently used in Europe.

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Menai Bridge

Menai Bridge (Porthaethwy; usually referred to colloquially as Y Borth) is a town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north-west Wales.

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Menai Bridge railway station

Menai Bridge railway station was situated west of Bangor, Gwynedd in Wales. Britannia Bridge and Menai Bridge railway station are Pentir.

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Menai Heritage Bridges Exhibition

The Menai Heritage Bridges Exhibition is a museum based in the Canolfan Thomas Telford Centre in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales.

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Menai Strait

The Menai Strait is a strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Gwynedd, on the mainland of Wales.

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Menai Suspension Bridge

The Menai Suspension Bridge (Pont y Borth or Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Britannia Bridge and Menai Suspension Bridge are bridges in Anglesey, bridges in Gwynedd, Menai Strait and road bridges in Wales.

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Millwall Iron Works

The Millwall Iron Works, London, England, was a 19th-century industrial complex and series of companies, which developed from 1824.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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Mott MacDonald

The Mott MacDonald Group is a management, engineering and development consultancy headquartered in the United Kingdom.

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National Highways

National Highways (NH), formerly the Highways Agency and later formerly Highways England, is a government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in England.

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Network Rail

Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain.

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North Wales

North Wales (Gogledd Cymru) is a region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas.

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North Wales Main Line

The North Wales Main Line (Prif Linell Gogledd Cymru or Prif Linell y Gogledd), also known as the North Wales Coast Line (Llinell Arfordir Gogledd Cymru), is a major railway line in the north of Wales and Cheshire, England, running from Crewe on the West Coast Main Line to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Rectangle

In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is a quadrilateral with four right angles.

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River Tamar

The Tamar (Dowr Tamar) is a river in south west England that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west).

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Rivet

A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.

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Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson, (Hon. causa) (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives.

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Rock (geology)

In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter.

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Royal Albert Bridge

The Royal Albert Bridge is a railway bridge which spans the River Tamar in England between Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall.

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Royal assent

Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army.

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Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is an on-island suburb located at the western tip of the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.

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Saltash

Saltash (Cornish: Essa) is a town and civil parish in south Cornwall, England.

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Single-line working

On a railway, single-line working Single line working refers to the practice where, when one line out of the two lines is blocked, trains are able to use the other in either direction.

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Special Area of Conservation

A special area of conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora.

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St. Lawrence River

The St.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.

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Stiffness

Stiffness is the extent to which an object resists deformation in response to an applied force.

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Strength of materials

The field of strength of materials (also called mechanics of materials) typically refers to various methods of calculating the stresses and strains in structural members, such as beams, columns, and shafts.

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Tar

Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation.

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Technology and Culture

Technology and Culture is a quarterly academic journal founded in 1959.

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Third Menai Crossing

The Third Menai Crossing (or (A55) 3rd Menai Crossing) was a proposed bridge over the Menai Strait, connecting the Isle of Anglesey with mainland Wales. Britannia Bridge and Third Menai Crossing are Menai Strait.

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Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer.

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Truss arch bridge

A truss arch bridge combines the elements of the truss bridge and the arch bridge. Britannia Bridge and truss arch bridge are truss arch bridges.

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Tubular bridge

A tubular bridge is a bridge built as a rigid box girder section within which the traffic is carried. Britannia Bridge and tubular bridge are tubular bridges.

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Victoria Bridge (Montreal)

The Victoria Bridge (Pont Victoria), previously known as Victoria Jubilee Bridge, is a bridge over the St. Lawrence River, linking Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore city of Saint-Lambert. Britannia Bridge and Victoria Bridge (Montreal) are tubular bridges.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Bridge

Also known as Britannia Bridge disaster, Britannia Bridge fire, Britannia Bridge railway station, Britannia Tubular Bridge, Britannia rail bridge.

, North Wales Main Line, Quebec, Rectangle, River Tamar, Rivet, Robert Stephenson, Rock (geology), Royal Albert Bridge, Royal assent, Royal Engineers, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Saltash, Single-line working, Special Area of Conservation, St. Lawrence River, Steel, Stiffness, Strength of materials, Tar, Technology and Culture, Third Menai Crossing, Thomas Telford, Truss arch bridge, Tubular bridge, Victoria Bridge (Montreal), Wales, Welsh Government, William Fairbairn, Wrought iron.

Britannia Bridge, the Glossary

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See also

1970 disasters in the United Kingdom

1970 fires

1970s fires in the United Kingdom

Bridges completed in 1850

Bridges in Anglesey

Bridges in Gwynedd

Cross-sea bridges in Europe

Fires in England

Grade II listed bridges in Wales

Grade II listed buildings in Anglesey

Grade II listed buildings in Gwynedd

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Menai Strait

Pentir

Railway bridges in Wales

Road bridges in Wales

Truss arch bridges

Tubular bridges

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