Thomas Telford

Deutsch: Thomas Telford (geb. 9. August 1757 in Glendinning, Westerkirk, Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, Schottland; gest. 2. September 1834 in London) war ein britischer Bauingenieur und Architekt und bedeutender Brücken-, Kanal- und Straßenbauer.

English: Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE (born 9 August 1757 in Glendinning, Westerkirk, Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; deceased 2 September 1834 in London) was a British civil engineer and architect, and a noted bridge, canal and road builder.

Français : Thomas Telford, né le 9 août 1757 à Glendinning, Westerkirk, Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, Écosse et mort le 2 septembre 1834 à Londres, est un ingénieur civil et architecte britannique, et grand constructeur de ponts, canaux et routes.

Thomas Telford

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  Engraved portrait of Thomas Telford

Works of Thomas Telford

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  Monford Bridge over River Severn in Shropshire, England (1790 - Telford's first bridge design)
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  Clachan Bridge, near Oban, Argyll, Scotland (1792/3)
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  Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (1792)
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  Longden-on-Tern aqueduct on the Shrewsbury Canal (1796)
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  Bewdley Bridge over the River Severn at Bewdley, Worcestershire (1798)
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  A Plan of the Ellesmere Canal
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  Chirk Aqueduct (with cast iron interior, railway viaduct behind it) on the Llangollen Canal (1801)
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  Chirk Tunnel on the Llangollen Canal (1794 - 1802)
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  Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal (1805)
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  Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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  River Dee Bridge at Tongland, Scotland (1806)
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  Horseshoe Falls on River Dee withholding water for the Llangollen Canal, Wales (1808)
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  Caledonian Canal, Scotland (1803 - 1822)
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  Crinan Canal with lock house (redesign 1816)
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  Craigellachie bridge near Aberlour in Moray, Scotland (1814)
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  Bannockburn bridge near Stirling, Scotland
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  Göta Canal, Sweden (1810)
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  Telford Bridge at Invermoriston, near Fort Augustus, Scotland (1813)
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  Waterloo Bridge, Betws y Coed, Wales (1815)
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  A5 road London, England - Holyhead, Wales (1815 - 30)
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  Menai Suspension Bridge, Wales/Anglesey (1819/26)
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  Menai Suspension Bridge (1825)
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  Conwy Suspension Bridge, next to Conwy Castle, Wales (1826)
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  Conwy Suspension Bridge
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  Cantlop Bridge over Cound Brook, Shropshire, England (1820)
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  Aldford Iron Bridge over river Dee, Cheshire, England (1824)
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  Edgbaston Reservoir and gatehouse, Birmingham, England (1824 - 29)
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  Engine Arm Aqueduct, Birmingham New Line Canal (1825)
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  Mythe Bridge, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England (1826)
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  A Telford Church, Ardalum Ulva (1827)
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  Harecastle Tunnel, near Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England (1827)
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  Holt Fleet Bridge, Holt, Worcestershire, England (1828)
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  Stewart Aqueduct, Old/New Main Line Canal, Smethwick, West Midlands, England (1828)
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  Galton bridge, Smethwick, West Midlands, England (1829)
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  Stretton Aqueduct, Shropshire Union Canal/A5 road,near Brewood, Staffordshire, England (1832)