General Information
| Other name(s): | Coalbrookdale Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | November 1777 |
| Completion: | July 1779 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1986 |
part of an ensemble
for registered users |
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| 1979 |
for registered users |
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for registered users for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Ironbridge, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 52° 37' 39" N 2° 29' 8" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 30.5 m | |
| total length | 60 m |
Quantities
| weight of iron | 378.5 t |
Materials
| piers |
masonry
|
|---|---|
| arches |
cast iron
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| abutments |
masonry
|
Participants
Design
- Abraham Darby III (designer)
Architecture
- Thomas Farnolls Pritchard (architect)
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1979): 200 Jahre Eisenkonstruktion - die Coalbrookdale-Bridge. In: Stahlbau, v. 48, n. 11 (November 1979), pp. 350-351.
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 90.
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 128.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 44-45.
- (1997): Bridges. A history of the world's most famous and important spans. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), pp. 34-35.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000038 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
14/03/2023
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