Join historian Dan Snow as he explores the places that shaped England’s story, in this exclusive series with History Hit. In this episode, Dan visits the world's first iron bridge, over the River Severn in Shropshire. Erected in 1779, this pioneering structure marked a turning point in English design and engineering. After it was built, cast iron came to be widely used in the construction of bridges, aqueducts and buildings.

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