Ponte in ferro di Ironbridge, Shropshire, Regno Unito. 26 gennaio 2019 recentemente restaurato e ridipinto in originale di colore rosso a seguito di una £3.6million restauro
7184 x 4768 px | 60,8 x 40,4 cm | 23,9 x 15,9 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
26 gennaio 2019
Ubicazione:
The Ironbridge at Iron Bridge Shropshire England UK
Altre informazioni:
The Iron Bridge at Ironbridge near Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England UK. 26 January 2019 Newly restored and repainted in original red colour following a £3.6million restoration the Iron Bridge at Ironbridge constructed by Abraham Darby III in 1779 and opened in 1781 crosses the River Severn and the Ironbridge Gorge. The site has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986. Iron Bridge was the first fully constructed Cast Iron Bridge in the World.The Iron Bridge is made of cast iron, which is not a good structural material for handling tension or bending moments because of its brittleness and relatively low tensile strength compared to steel and wrought iron. In January 2017 English Heritage announced a £1.2 million restoration project on the Iron Bridge, starting in September 2017, the "biggest ever conservation project" undertaken by English Heritage. The cost was quoted in 2018 at £3.6 million, with English Heritage describing it as "an ambitious conservation of its ribs and arches, its stonework and decking."In 2018 the bridge was also repainted in a dark red colour, now thought to represent the original paintwork of the bridge when first constructed.
