Timewatch · SEASON 21
The Mystery of the Iron Bridge
Episode 2 · 2002-01-11

- Documentary
Episode overview
The Iron Bridge is an icon of the Industrial Revolution - the world's first metal structure and an outstanding example of 18th-Century British technical ingenuity. Yet, incredibly, no-one knows how this vast aerial jigsaw spanning the river Severn in Shropshire was actually constructed. Timewatch sets talented young engineer Jamie Hillier the task of solving the mystery.
49 minutes
Season 21 episodes
1. The Making of Adolf Hitler2002-01-04
2. The Mystery of the Iron Bridge2002-01-11
3. Death of the Battleship2002-01-18
4. Kill 'Em All: American War Crimes in Korea2002-02-01
5. Jubilee Day2002-02-08
6. The Queen and Her Lover2002-02-15
7. Myths of the Titanic2002-04-19
8. Battle for Berlin2002-05-10
10. Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad2002-08-09
11. The Myth of Custer's Last Stand2002-08-16
12. Akhenaten and Nefertiti: The Royal Gods of Egypt2002-09-06
13. Murder at Harvard2002-12-14
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