The iScrap App Team is excited to bring you 6 of the Scrapping Wonders of the World. We have gone through some notable infrastructures made throughout the centuries, which would be a scrapper’s dream. Many large landmarks around the world are made from metal. Have you ever wondered how much they would be worth if they were scrapped? (We hope they will never be!)
How Much Steel Is There On The Titanic?
It has been 100 years since the massive ship, a wonder of its time, sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The shipwreck contains 46,000 tons of steel, which would equal about $4.6 million.
The Eiffel Tower
France’s famous and brand landmark was originally only supposed to be constructed for a world fair and then taken down after 20 years. Paris decided it would be useful as a good communication tool, so they left it—probably a good idea! The 7,300 tons of iron are worth about $2.5 million.
How Much Is The Statue of Liberty Worth In Copper?
The Statue of Liberty served as an iconic symbol of freedom during the immigration wave in the early part of the 1900s. It was designed by a French artist and given by France to the US. The 225 tons in total equal 100 tons of copper and 125 tons of steel. It would be worth about $661,000.
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge, which shines even through the thickest fog in the San Francisco Bay, was designed by the same man who designed the Manhattan Bridge, which spans the country from one side to the other. The bridge weighs about 83,000 tons of steel, which would amount to about $8.3 million.
The Gateway to the West
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was built in the 1960s to represent the western expansion of the US for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Standing around 630 feet tall, the arch is a work of art in itself. Weighing about 5,200 tons of stainless steel, it would be worth about $6.3 million in scrap.
The Big Ben Tower
*Ding* *Dong* The Big Ben clock tower in London, England, is the 3rd largest clock tower in the world and is over 150 years old! The Bronze bell inside of the tower is about 13.5 tons in weight.
While these Six Scraptastic Wonders of the World are worth about $22.4 million, they are too great of landmarks and icons worldwide even to consider scrapping them. But it is nice to think about!
**These estimates of prices are not represented by any prices through the iScrap App and are just estimated based on generic information.**