Iron Bridge over the River Severn, Ironbridge, Shropshire: structural detail of the supporting arch
Architect/Designer | Darby, Abraham III (1750-1791) |
| Pritchard, Thomas Farnolls (1723-1777) |
Artist/Photographer | Hope-Fitch, Christopher |
Country | UK: England |
City | Ironbridge |
Subject Date | 1779 |
Image Date | 2009 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Digital image |
Library Reference | RIBA45380 (Ironbridge 3) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Christopher Hope-Fitch / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Bridges ; Arches ; Cast iron |
NOTES: This bridge was designed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard in 1775 and executed by Abraham Darby III in Coalbrookedale in 1777-1779. It was the first arch bridge of completely iron construction in the world.
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