iron bridge
Ferrous river span
An iron bridge is a bridge constructed primarily from iron, especially cast iron or wrought iron.
Iron bridges were revolutionary in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, allowing longer spans than timber or stone.
The old iron bridge still carries foot traffic across the canal. (Capitalized Iron Bridge refers to the historic structure in Shropshire, England.)
- rustIron oxide coating
- rust beltDeclining industrial region
- girderMain structural support beam
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
steel · structural steel · span · river crossing · suspension · arch · corrosion · cantilever · beam · bolt · cast · overpass · pylons · metal · forge · industrial revolution · railway · support
- bridge typesdrawbridge, footbridge, aqueduct
- Georgian Inventionsspinning jenny, cotton gin, steam engine, power loom, flying shuttle
- Victorian ArchitectureVictorian architecture, Victorian, Victorian style, Queen Anne, Italianate
- Victorian engineeringsteam engine, railway, tunnel, viaduct, steamship
- Victorian infrastructuregaslight, gas lamp, train station, railway, telegraph
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
iron bridgewooden bridge
Timber structure spanning gap
stone bridge · rope bridge · log bridge · concrete bridge · ice bridge
iron bridgestepping stones
Rocks enabling water passage
rope bridge · Roman aqueduct · pontoon bridge · floating bridge · ford