The Iron Bridge
The Iron Bridge | |
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 The Iron Bridge (February 2019) | |
| Coordinates | 52°37′38″N 2°29′08″W / 52.627245°N 2.485533°W |
| Carries | Pedestrian traffic |
| Crosses | River Severn |
| Locale | Ironbridge Gorge near Coalbrookdale |
| Owner | Telford and Wrekin Council |
| Heritage status | Grade I listed |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | cast-iron arch bridge |
| Width | 250 |
| Longest span | 100 ft 6 in (30.63 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | November 1777 |
| Construction end | July 1779 |
| Opened | 1 January 1781 |
| Location | |
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The Iron Bridge was the first arch bridge in the world to be made out of cast iron.[1] It crosses the River Severn at the Ironbridge Gorge near the village of Ironbridge, in Shropshire, England.
The bridge is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1] It is maintained by English Heritage who launched a crowdfunding campaign in 2017 to support a conservation project which began in 2018.[2] As well as repairing rusted parts of the bridge, it was painted red to match a painting from 1777 showing how the Iron Bridge looked soon after it was finished.[3]
Gallery
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This is a reconstruction showing how the arches of the Iron Bridge were put together -
Buildings which were a context for the Iron Bridge in 1988
Related pages
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[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UNESCO, "Ironbridge Gorge"; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ "English Heritage's first ever crowd funder raises final total of £47,545 to support vital conservation of the Iron Bridge | English Heritage". www.english-heritage.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ↑ Growcott, Mat. "Back to the future as Iron Bridge set to return to its original red". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
Other websites
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Media related to The Iron Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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