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Nestled in a spectacular wooded gorge stands a monument to British industry – the world’s first iron bridge. Crossing the River Severn, it was completed in 1779 and opened to traffic in 1781. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986 and remains an iconic feature of Britain’s industrial past.
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L'Iron Bridge [1] est le premier grand pont métallique construit dans le monde. Il franchit le fleuve Severn au niveau de la vallée d'Ironbridge, dans laquelle sont situés les villages d'Ironbridge et de Coalbrookdale, dans le Shropshire, Angleterre (environ 60 km au nord-ouest de Birmingham).
The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. Opened in 1781, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a structural material, and today the bridge is celebrated as a symbol of the Industrial Revolution.
Ironbridge, structure that is generally considered the first cast iron bridge, spanning the River Severn at Ironbridge, near Coalbrookdale, in Shropshire, England. The bridge was erected by Abraham Darby in 1777–79. It is now a British national monument and is still used for pedestrian traffic.
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17 févr. 2011 · Universally recognised as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution, the Iron Bridge stands at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
The world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in 1779. This now world-famous industrial monument gave its name to the Town that grew around it and to the spectacular wooded gorge that was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
The world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in Shropshire in 1779. This pioneering structure marked a turning point in English design and engineering; after it was built, cast iron came to be widely used in the construction of bridges, aqueducts and buildings.
