The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. Opened in 1781, it was the first major bridge in the...
46 KB (4,737 words) - 21:00, 21 August 2024
as the Iron Bridge in Shropshire, England. Cast iron was also used in the construction of buildings. Cast iron is made from pig iron, which is the product...
30 KB (3,739 words) - 16:01, 22 August 2024
Iron Bridge may refer to: The Iron Bridge, Shropshire, England; the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron The Iron Bridge, Rothiemurchus...
1 KB (170 words) - 09:05, 29 October 2023
previously Chicago Bridge & Iron Co, was a large engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company with its administrative headquarters in The Woodlands...
31 KB (2,761 words) - 07:04, 7 June 2024
Ironbridge (category Populated places on the River Severn)
lies in the civil parish of The Gorge. Ironbridge developed beside, and takes its name from, The Iron Bridge, a 100-foot (30 m) cast iron bridge that was...
15 KB (1,476 words) - 15:23, 22 July 2024
Culford Park (section Iron bridge)
today. Crossing the lake to West of the Hall is an iron bridge constructed by Samuel Wyatt c.1804. The design is closely based on a bridge patented by Wyatt...
4 KB (575 words) - 20:01, 28 August 2023
The Battle of the Iron Bridge was fought between the Muslim Rashidun army and the Byzantine army in 637 AD. The battle took its name from a nearby nine-arch...
7 KB (757 words) - 22:52, 23 August 2024
John Wilkinson (industrialist) (redirect from John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson)
sponsor the first iron bridge in Coalbrookdale. He is notable for his method of cannon boring, his techniques at casting iron and his work with the government...
20 KB (2,465 words) - 07:25, 29 August 2024
on bridge engineering was written by Hubert Gautier in 1716. A major breakthrough in bridge technology came with the erection of the Iron Bridge in Shropshire...
71 KB (6,946 words) - 08:25, 30 August 2024
Spanish Town (category 1534 establishments in the Spanish Empire)
Old King's House, which was the residence of the governor until 1872. Spanish Town is the site of an early cast-iron bridge, designed by Thomas Wilson...
17 KB (1,488 words) - 04:27, 12 August 2024
Iron is a chemical element; it has the symbol Fe (from Latin ferrum 'iron') and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series...
150 KB (17,056 words) - 12:22, 24 August 2024
Ironbridge Gorge (redirect from Iron Bridge Gorge railway station)
from its famous Iron Bridge, the first iron bridge of its kind in the world, and a monument to the industry that began there. The bridge was built in 1779...
9 KB (822 words) - 16:24, 13 April 2024
Old Iron Bridge way refer to: Nandu River Iron Bridge, in Haikou, Hainan, China Old Iron Bridge, in Bastrop, Texas, US This disambiguation page lists...
219 bytes (54 words) - 18:04, 5 July 2024
The Iron Cove Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries Victoria Road (A40) across Iron Cove, between the Sydney suburbs of Drummoyne and Rozelle...
19 KB (1,301 words) - 10:47, 24 October 2023
Kingsweston Iron Bridge is a footbridge in Sea Mills, Bristol, UK, that crosses the B4057 Kings Weston Road. It was built in 1821 and is a grade II listed...
6 KB (679 words) - 11:52, 10 July 2024
the World", the wrought iron original 1882 structure held the record for the tallest railroad bridge in the world for two years. In 1900, the bridge was...
38 KB (3,878 words) - 02:01, 17 August 2024
The Prince Alfred Bridge is a wrought iron truss and timber beam partially-disused road bridge over the Murrumbidgee River and its floodplain at Middleton...
40 KB (5,264 words) - 11:02, 23 February 2024
The Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works, also known as the Milwaukee Bridge Co. and as Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Co., was a firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
1 KB (117 words) - 00:36, 30 January 2023
Cast-iron architecture is the use of cast iron in buildings and objects, ranging from bridges and markets to warehouses, balconies and fences. Refinements...
34 KB (4,122 words) - 07:27, 23 August 2024
The Galton Bridge is a cast-iron bridge in Smethwick, near Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Opened in 1829 as a road bridge, the structure...
16 KB (1,938 words) - 17:38, 8 April 2024
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads...
27 KB (2,985 words) - 08:09, 19 August 2024
Irumbu Palam (Iron Bridge) in Thrippunithura, Kerala is one of the earliest iron bridges in India. The bridge was built across the Champakara canal (part...
3 KB (231 words) - 06:55, 28 August 2024
Iron Bridge Lodge is a house on the Aldford Approach to Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the banks of the River Dee and is close to Aldford...
4 KB (245 words) - 21:08, 8 July 2024
example, the world's first iron bridge, The Iron Bridge, built from cast iron, crosses the River Severn at Ironbridge Gorge. The Iron Bridge is one of...
46 KB (468 words) - 11:02, 3 April 2024
The Nandu River Iron Bridge (Chinese: 海口南渡江铁桥), also known as the Devil's Iron Bridge, Old Iron Bridge, and originally the Lu Palace Bridge (吕宫桥), is...
7 KB (553 words) - 18:04, 24 July 2024
Pênsil, while the Guindais Funicular, the Church and Shelter of Ferro, the Fernandina Walls and the Monastery of Serra do Pilar. The iron bridge has two decks...
17 KB (1,678 words) - 17:09, 23 May 2024
surrounding the bridge because of its name. It is the first cast iron bridge built in Romania. Located in the Lesser Square of Sibiu, the bridge crosses Strada...
5 KB (489 words) - 13:17, 6 June 2024
Aldford Iron Bridge is a bridge crossing the River Dee north of the village of Aldford, Cheshire, England, linking the village with Eaton Hall, forming...
2 KB (183 words) - 20:34, 1 October 2020
The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was a Berlin, Connecticut company that built iron bridges and buildings that were supported by iron. It is credited as the...
13 KB (1,133 words) - 02:11, 17 December 2022
Bridge, also known as Goatman's Bridge, is a historic iron truss bridge connecting the Texas cities of Denton and Copper Canyon. Built in 1884 by the...
7 KB (609 words) - 17:17, 7 May 2023