• It was in November 1777 that Abraham Darby III began erecting the 378 tons of cast iron to build the bridge which spans the 30 m/100 ft of the Shropshire gorge.
  • Ironbridge, structure that is generally considered the first cast iron bridge, spanning the River Severn at Ironbridge, near Coalbrookdale, in Shropshire, England.
  • The great flood and survival of the bridge built confidence in iron as a building material and it led to many bridges and buildings being crafted using iron.
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  • Designed and built in cast iron by Abraham Darby III from his Derby ironworks, the tall height of the bridge allowed boats to pass underneath.
  • Here the world’s first single span cast iron bridge was constructed between 1777 and 1781 and spans the River Severn.
  • Despite its pioneering technology in 1779, as the first structural use of cast iron, no eye witness accounts are known which describe the Iron Bridge being erected.
  • The bridge at Ironbridge, the world's first bridge constructed of iron, had a considerable influence on developments in the fields of technology and architecture.
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