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Galton Bridge () is a canal bridge in Smethwick, West Midlands, England built by Thomas Telford in 1829. It spans Telford's Birmingham Canal Navigations New Main Line carrying Roebuck Lane. When it was constructed, its single span of 151 feet (46 metres) was the highest in the world (the Menai Suspension Bridge was longest). Originally a road bridge it is now restricted to pedestrians. It is a Grade I listed building, and lends its name to the adjacent Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station. It is similar to Holt Fleet Bridge, Telford's Grade II listed bridge over the River Severn at Holt in Worcestershire and was named after Samuel Galton, a member of the Lunar Society. It was cast by Horseley Ironworks. ==Details of Galton Bridge== Image:Galton Bridge Smethwick Drawing.JPG|Drawing from ''Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer containing eighty-three copper plates, illustrative of his professional labours'', 1838. File:GaltonBridgeRJH01.JPG| Galton Bridge from the canal tunnel, showing the railway bridge. Image:Galton Bridge light fitting.jpg|One of several light fittings on the bridge. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Galton Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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