Telford was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1757, and died in Westminster in 1834. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
The Menai tubular railway bridge, adjacent to the suspension bridge of Telford across the same strait, and already described, was the first example of this type of bridge. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
The next finest suspension bridge was constructed by Thomas Telford and finished in 1826, across the Menai Strait to connect the island of Anglesea with the mainland of Wales. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
In 1793 one was erected by Telford at Buildwas, and in the same year Burden completed an arch across the weir at Sunderland. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.