World's First Iron Bridge
| Author(s): |
Marc H. Sawyer |
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| Medium: | journal article |
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| Issue: | "Civil Engineering Magazine", December 1979, n. 12 v. 49 |
| Page(s): | 46-49 |
| Abstract: |
In 1779, using a new man-made material, skilled English workmen built a single-span bridge of cast iron over a steep river gorge about 140 miles northwest of London. The result was a 424-ton bridge that was the worlds first iron bridge. It was a turning point in engineering history; as it changed the course of the Industrial Revolution by introducing iron as a structural material. |
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| Reference-ID: | r0015610 |
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| Created: | 25/07/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |