Celebrating the Menai Bridges

Today is quite a day for the Menai Bridges

Happy Birthday Brittania Bridge
The Britannia Bridge was first opened on this day in 1850
At the time, the bridge was simply a railway bridge, until 1970 when reconstruction following a fire led to some improvements and the addition of the road

Menai Bridge to Feature on Royal Mail’s latest set of stamps
10 iconic river crossings are to feature on the latest set of stamps, including Thomas Telford’s suspension bridge

More information on the bridges can be found here