1/5 · Exterior · The Ironbridge over the River Severn Photo: Colin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source2/5 · Exterior · The world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in Shropshire in 1779Photo: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source3/5 · Exterior · Bridge of IronPhoto: J Scott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source4/5 · Exterior · The Ironbridge over the River Severn Photo: Colin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source5/5 · Interior · The Iron Bridge and cottages in Bower Yard, Benthall, ShropshirePhoto: RwthTomos1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Infrastructure · Historic precedent
The Iron Bridge
Thomas Farnolls Pritchard · Ironbridge, Shropshire, GB · 1779
Key featuresFirst major bridge in the world made of cast iron; five cast-iron ribs, 100 ft 6 in span.
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