Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge
Bridge 35, Bridgnorth Bypass Bridge was built during the winter of 1982-83 as part of the construction of the Bridgnorth Bypass. The proposed bypass had been a source of concern to SVRSevern Valley Railway since it was first proposed 15 years earlier, as its construction would remove the embankment south of Bridgnorth Station, severing it from the rest of the line. In the event, an amicable agreement was reached during 1982 between the SVRSevern Valley Railway and Shropshire County Council, who made a substantial contribution towards the cost of the bridge.
The bridge consists of two steel girders resting on concrete abutments, carried in turn on piles driven deep into the sandstone bedrock. The bridge has a concrete deck, cast in situ, rather than the normal longitudinal timbers used elsewhere on the line, allowing the track to be sleepered as normal on a ballasted base.
Source
'The Bridgnorth By-Pass Bridge', article by Alun Rees, SVRSevern Valley Railway News Issue 66.
