Fact 218: Who biult The Ironbridge?

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Fact 218: Who biult The Ironbridge?


Ironbridge was designed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard an architect in 1773, Thomas Pritchard designed and built the world's first iron bridge with the architect Abraham Darby III, Abraham Darby III pioneered the use of cast-iron during the Industrial revolution with Thomas Pritchard, Ironbridge goes over the River Severn in Shropshire it was finshed 1779. 
Ironbridge is 30.6 metres long and 16.75 metres high and weights 378 tons (378000 kg).


I have actually seen it and stood on the bridge (recently) it is interesting if you are interested in Britain industrial revolution history otherwise it is just an old (red) bridge made of a lot of cast-iron (likely I am interested in history of Britain's industrial revolution so I thought it was impressive.


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