Iron Bridge (England) - first arch iron bridge

The Iron Bridge was the world's first larger iron building.

The main arches of the bridge weigh 5 tonnes, and the entire bridge over 384 tons.

In 1934, Iron Bridge was closed to vehicles and was on the list of monuments. Today it is the main part of the museum complex in the Ironbridge Gorge, which has been included in the monuments of the World Cultural Heritage.

In 1979, over 200 people gathered on the bridge on the bridge, part of the bridge broke and fell into the water, since then the Iron Bridge can not be used at the same time stay more than 200 people.

Shropshire had more iron factories within two miles of any other place in the world, so it was only a matter of time before the iron bridge was built.