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Conwy Suspension Bridge
Conwy Suspension Bridge was one of the first road suspension bridges in the world. Located in the medieval town of Conwy in the traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales, it is now only passable on foot.
Built by Thomas Telford, the bridge spans the Conwy River next to the magnificent Conwy Castle, a World Heritage Site. It was completed in 1826 and replaced the ferry at the same point. Telford cleverly matched the bridge's supporting towers with the castle's turrets. The suspension bridge runs alongside the wrought iron tubular railway bridge built by Robert Stephenson.
The crossing of the Conwy River has always been a problem and today the A55 road goes under the river by tunnel. The bridge is now in the care of the National Trust.
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