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Albert Edward Bridge

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closure of Ironbridge power station
[[File:Albert_Edward_Bridge.JPG|thumb|200px300px|The Albert Edward Bridge, looking downstream]]
Albert Edward Bridge carries carried the line from Coalbrookdale and Lightmoor Junction across the River Severn near [[Buildwas]], the junction with the Severn Valley line. The bridge is almost identical to [[Victoria Bridge]], with a 200ft cast iron span, and was named after Albert Edward (later Edward VII), the eldest son of Queen Victoria. It was designed by the SVR's chief engineer, [[John Fowler]], and opened on 1 November 1864. Following the closure of the Severn Valley and Much Wenlock lines, the bridge is was used today by coal and other freight trains travelling to [[Ironbridge power station]]until the closure of the latter in November 2015.
== External Links ==
[http://www.darwincountry.org/explore/019681.html?sid= Historical photo of the bridge at darwincountry.org]
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