2024
SH7877 : Telford's road bridge, Conwy, 2024 – 4
taken 8 months ago, near to Gyffin, Conwy, Wales
Telford's road bridge, Conwy, 2024 – 4
The eastern suspension tower. The lattice parapet front right marks the entrance to the footway that was added on the north side of the deck in 1904 Link and later removed after the closure of the bridge to road traffic.
Conwy (Telford's) Suspension Bridge
Conwy Suspension Bridge, was one of the first road suspension bridges in the world. Now crossable on foot. The bridge is in the care of the National Trust. It originally carried the A55 road.
Grade I listed. Link![]()
Built by Thomas Telford, the bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the River Conwy next to Conwy Castle, a World Heritage Site. The bridge was completed in 1826. It is in the same style as one of Telford's other bridges, the Menai Suspension Bridge crossing the Menai Strait. The Conwy bridge runs alongside the wrought iron tubular railway bridge built by Robert Stephenson.