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Prior to opening in May 1970, an inspection revealed that parts of the main bridge girders were rotting away. During two weeks In February 1970 more than a ton of steel plate was welded onto the bridge to strengthen it.<ref>SVR News 16</ref>
Much of the bridge was replaced by the SVR in June 1975 as part of a programme of work to upgrade the line and increase the permitted axle weight of locomotives using it. The new bridge was built by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC#Notable shareholdings|Rubery Owen ]] who had replaced the [[Underbridge on Station Road, Highley|bridge at Highley ]] in 1974. One of the edge beams still carries a plaque showing “Brymbo 1861”.
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File: Hay_Bridge_2_20150415.jpg | Hay bridge detail
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