Science on the 9th of August 1796 in history

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09 Aug 1796 Wearmouth Bridge	science	Wearmouth Bridge (technology) Opening to traffic of the Wearmouth Bridge in England, designed by Thomas Paine in cast iron. The second in this material built after that at Ironbridge, but over twice as long, its span of 237 feet (72 m) makes it the world's longest single-span vehicular bridge extant at this date.	0

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