Opened in 1911, and built by Dorman Long Engineering
This world famous bridge building company was also responsible for nearby Newport Bridge, the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle –upon- Tyne and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia
Passengers and vehicles are carried across the river by means of a gondola suspended by cables from the span
The structure is 850ft long and 225ft to the apex, the distance between the towers is 580ft
It is the largest of its kind in the world, and until recently the only working example left in the world
Until another was retored to full working order in Wales