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The cradle of the industrial revolution is in Ironbridge, England. Reason enough to visit the village, which owes its name to the first cast iron bridge in the world, built in 1779 over the Severn River.
Vizcaya Bridge
Alberto Palacio, a Spanish engineer and architect, made history in 1893 when his design of a suspension bridge was put into use over the Nervión. This Spanish river flows into the Bay of Biscay near the port of Bilbao.
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