The Iron Bridge is a Grade I listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1983. A 1778 Bridge. 5 related planning applications.
The Iron Bridge
- WRENN ID
- upper-vestry-ash
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1983
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- The Iron Bridge, Ironbridge, the Gorge
- OS grid reference
- SJ 672 033
- Coordinates
- 52.62734, -2.48544
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Iron Bridge, built in 1778, represents a groundbreaking achievement as the world’s first bridge constructed from cold-blast iron. Abraham Darby III designed it, and the iron components were cast at Coalbrookdale. The structure now serves as a footbridge only. The roadway is raised on both sides, culminating in a central span of approximately 100 feet. It features a semicircular arch, composed of two concentric arch-rings interconnected by a delicate filigree of members. Each spandrel contains a circular and an ogee-arched panel. Two subsidiary arches are present on the south bank. A thin iron parapet with railings runs along the bridge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
The Iron Bridge receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2021
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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