Black Country Living Museum reveals Wolverhampton bridge's journey over the years
These striking images show a Wolverhampton iron bridge now at the Black Country Living Museum which has incredibly seen more than eight and a half million visitors walk across it since becoming the first structure to be moved there when in the 1970s.
The bridge, dating back to Victorian-era Britain, once carried trams over the Wolverhampton canal.
The Museum tweeted the photos as part of National Museums Week for National Museums Architecture Day - resulting in a flurry of retweets and likes.
It was transferred to the museum in 1976 from its original home in Canal Street after it was initially placed in storage.
Famous footsteps from actors such as John Goodman, Martin Clunes and Cillian Murphy have stomped across it among the 8.5 million visitors to the popular Tipton Road attraction during the years.
Made from cast and wrought iron, it was erected to carry trams across Canal Street, which was later renamed Broad Street, over the Birmingham Canal.
It had to be carefully dismantled before being transferred to the museum as one of there first structures.
It also still displays the Wolverhampton Corporation plaque with the date 1879.
Angela Clay, digital marketing coordinator at the Black Country Living Museum, said: "We took part in an event called National Museums Week and during that week there were specialist themes each day.
"We tweeted various different images throughout the week and on Architecture Day we decided to post the images of the bridge as they are really striking.
"It was the first structure to be moved to the museum in 1976 and incredibly will have had more than eight and a half million visitors walk across it.
"In 2010 we reconstructed the 1930s streets and we have the popular Bottle and Glass Inn pub that came in the 1980s.
"The whole museum is steeped in history and we continue to add to the site."
The black and white images show a tram crossing it when it was in use.
Its ornate detail and structure can still be spotted in modern day snaps of it now in place at the museum.
National Museums Week took place from March 23 to 29.
It saw a takeover on Twitter of museums and art galleries from across the world tweeting images of their favourite attractions.
The event is held annually and offers the chance to celebrate seven daily museum themes online.
