BRIDGE TO BE PRESERVED
FIRST ONE BUILT OF IRON. British Wireless. Rugby, Aug. 13. The first iron bridge ever built, which spans the Severn in Shropshire, is to be preserved as an ancient monument. It was opened in 1779 and was considered so remarkable that engineers came from many countries to examine it and meet its constructor, Abraham Darby.
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1934, Page 12
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59BRIDGE TO BE PRESERVED Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1934, Page 12
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