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Bridge 19 is an [[List_of_infrastructure#Types_of_bridge_and_crossing | accommodation underbridge]] allowing access from Severn Lodge Farm to the south end of a large field next to the River Severn. A public footpath also runs under the bridge via a stile. The photograph shows the view from the Severn Lodge side looking East, with the River Severn seen beneath the bridge and Bromley Farm on the opposite hilltop. [[Accommodation bridge north of milepost 142|Bridge 20]] allows access to the same field.
In the Autumn of 2017 the opportunity was taken to make repairs to Bridge 19 while contractors were on site at this remote location for the landslip repair (see below). Repairs took the form of coping stone replacement, where needed, and repointing. On 17 April 2018, new coping stones were fitted to the wing walls using the [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1087|30 ton steam crane]]<ref>[https://svrbridgnorth.wordpress.com/2018/04/ Bridgnorth Station website] (retrieved 30 April 2018)</ref>.
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The repairs were substantially completed by October 2017. Final work such as tamping was completed during the winter 2017-18 break, with the line restored to normal running speed for the 2018 season. The repair cost a total of £850,000 which was covered by the SVR's insurance policies<ref>Shareholders' Newsletter March 2018, "Notes from the General Manager"</ref>. The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd| Charitable Trust]] also once again contributed to essential work on the permanent way.<ref>[https://svrtrust.org.uk/downloads/Platform%202018%20web%20version-1.pdf 'Platform' magazine, 2018 Issue 4, p.6]</ref>
==See also==
==Links==
[https://www.svrlive.com/countyboundary County Boundary Slip 2017 on SVRLive]
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