opened 1781 The Iron Bridge on the Severn River Coalbrookdale First cast Iron Bridge built from various angles views of bridge

opened 1781 The Iron Bridge on the Severn River Coalbrookdale First cast Iron Bridge built from various angles views of bridge Stock Photo

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Dunrobin Studios / Alamy Stock Photo

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DB98WT

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36.5 MB (2.2 MB Compressed download)

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4290 x 2970 px | 36.3 x 25.1 cm | 14.3 x 9.9 inches | 300dpi

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30 June 2013

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The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England.

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The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. various views of the bridge on both sides from the riverside of the severn; first arch bridge in the world to be made of cast iron Coalbrookdale and Broseley midlands UK. 1773, Thomas Farnolls Pritchard[2] wrote to a local ironmaster, John Wilkinson of Broseley, to suggest building a bridge out of cast iron. By 1775, Pritchard had finalised the plans, but he died in December 1777, only a month after work had begun.

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