Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed
Waterloo Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 53°05′07″N3°47′43″W/ 53.0852°N 3.7953°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles (2 lanes) Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Conwy |
| Locale | Betws-y-Coed |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Cast iron |
| Longest span | 32 metres (105 ft)[1] |
| No.of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Designer | Thomas Telford |
| Construction end | 1815 |
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Waterloo Bridge(Welsh:Pont Waterloo) is an earlycast ironbridge, spanning theRiver ConwyatBetws-y-Coed,inConwy county borough,north-westWales.
The bridge is located about half a mile south-east of the village. It was built by the civil engineerThomas Telford.An inscription on the arch records that it was constructed in the year of theBattle of Waterloo,but although designed and constructed in 1815, its erection was not completed until the following year.[2]It was raised as part of building the road from London to Holyhead (now theA5). The bridge is made wholly fromcast iron,apart from the stone bastions, and was only the seventh such bridge to be built.
In 1923, the bridge's masonry abutments were refurbished, and its superstructure was strengthened by encasing the inner three ribs in concrete. A 7 in (180 mm) reinforced cantilevered concrete deck was also added, which provided extra space for new footways; the cast iron parapet railings were re-erected on the outside of the new footways.[1]
In 1978, a new 10 in (250 mm) reinforced concrete deck was added and the masonry abutments were also strengthened.[1]
In May 1996, the bridge wasGrade I listedas "a highly important and imaginatively-designed iron road bridge by Thomas Telford, engineer, a significant example of early iron technology".[2]
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References[edit]
- ^abcEngineering Timelines."Waterloo Bridge".Retrieved1 September2011.
- ^ab"Waterloo Bridge - A Grade I Listed Building in Betws-y-Coed, Conwy".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved9 December2017.
- Quartermaineet al.(2003)Thomas Telford's Holyhead Road: The A5 in North Wales,Council for British ArchaeologyISBN978-1-902771-34-2
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