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The Iron Bridge






  Hodge Bower, Ironbridge, Telford TF8 7JP

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Description

Iron Bridge | English Heritage

The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in 1779 by Abraham Darby III. Costing over £6000, the bridge was cast in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron.