Built by Victorian engineering genius Robert Stevenson as the second link from the mainland to the Isle of Anglesey, being opened in March 1850. There are two monumental statues of lions on either bank. In 1970, a fire completely destroyed the tubular bridge and a new two tier bridge was constructed on the original site. Whereas the original was to carry the trains from London to Holyhead for the link to Ireland, the new one also carries a road above the rail track. The lions can still be seen by train passengers. A local Victorian bard, John Evans wrote a short poem to the lions: "Four fat lions, without any hair. Two on this side and two over there!" Photo taken 2005/06.