Location: Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire
Photographer: Matthew Lambley
Keywords: Tourist Bridge Historic Buildings/Sites Rivers
File Size: 21mb
The worlds first bridge to be made of iron built in 1779 over the Ironbridge Gorge formed by the River Severn to link the industrial town of Broseley with the smaller mining town of Madeley and the growing industrial centre of Coalbrookdale the bridge was cast by Abraham Darby 111 and designed by Thomas Pritchard at Ironbridge near Telford Shropshire birthplace of the Industrial Revolution now a UNESCO World Heritage Site England UK historic; historical; heritage; structure; landmark; tourism; tourist attraction; holiday; vacation; travel; Severn Gorge; cherry blossom; trees; houses; water; horizontal; landscape; English; United Kingdom; Britain; British; Great Britain; GB