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Original Articles

Menai Bridge (1818–1826) and its influence on Suspension Bridge Development

R.A. PaxtonRead at a Joint Meeting with the Institution of Structural Engineers at the Science Museum, London on 12 April 1978
Pages 87-110 | Published online: 31 Jan 2014

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