THE BRIDGES OF THE MENAI STRAITS.

Travelling from England to Ireland.

Telford's Road to Holyhead.

He decides to bridge the Menai Straits.

The Building of the Piers.

Anchoring the Suspension Chains.

An Experiment.

Hoisting the Chains.

The Junction made.

A Foolhardy Feat.

The Bridge opened.

Facts and Figures.

The Chester-Holyhead Railway.

A Bridge required for the Menai Straits.

An Arch Bridge projected but disallowed.

Plans for a Tubular Bridge.

Chief Features.

Huge Tubes.

A Busy Scene.

Material needed for the Towers.

Riveters and Rivets.

Preparations for floating the First Tube.

The Hydraulic Presses.

The Tube afloat.

A Mishap and a Rescue.

Raising the Tube.

A Serious Disaster averted.

All the Tubes raised.

Testing the Bridge.

An Appreciation of the Bridge.