The Iron Bridge

The Iron Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

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. Read more on Wikipedia

type: bridge
date from: 1779

Source: en.wikipedia.org