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[[File:Archive poster 8.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Fund raising poster from 1974]]
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 SVR since it was first proposed 15 years earlier, as its construction would remove the embankment south of [[Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth Station]], severing it from the rest of the line. From reopening, a proportion of fare revenue was set aside in a dedicated trust fund to pay for the construction of this bridge. <ref>Terms and conditions on 1970 ticket reproduced in ''Severn Valley Steam'', G. Nabarro (1971)</ref> In 1974 an [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] raised around £800 nett.<ref>SVR News 32</ref> In the event, an amicable agreement was reached during 1982 between the SVR 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.
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[[Cleobury Road Bridge | Towards Bridgnorth]]
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