IGM34783 The Cast Iron Bridge near Coalbrookdale, c.1780 (oil on canvas) by Williams, William (1740-1800); 88.6x103.3 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: first arch bridge in the world made from cast iron; An iron bridge was first suggested by the Shrewsbury architect Thomas Pritchard: he designed a single bridge span 30 metres long, but died as work began. The project was then taken over by Abraham Darby III, who cast the bridge in his Coalbrookdale foundry, using 378 tons of iron); 穢 Ironbridge Gorge Museum ; English, out of copyright.