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Albert Edward Bridge 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 It is cast-iron with brown brick abutments with chamfered yellow brick angle quoins. It has a single segmental girder arch with a mid-20th century steel parapet. Plates at the closure apex of the Severn Valley arch record the date and name of the bridge and the names of its engineer and Much Wenlock linesthe contractors responsible, Messrs Brassby and Field. Another plate records the fact that the bridge was used cast and erected by coal and other freight trains travelling to the [[Coalbrookdale#The_Coalbrookdale_Company|Coalbrookdale Company of Ironbridge power station]] until the closure of the latter in November 2015.

In 2019 the line was mooted by Network Rail (NR) to be mothballed, but on June 9 Vintage Trains ran a railtour with GWR Collett 4073 Castle class 4-6-0 7029 Clun Castle. It was unable to traverse the bridge, stopping just short, Listed as NR engineers had closed it to all rail traffic (apparently over structural issues with the abutments)a Grade II Listed Building on 24 February 1986.<ref>[httphttps://wwwhistoricengland.vintagetrains.coorg.uk/tourlisting/lastthe-steam-from-ironbridge-shuttle-1-sunday-9th-june-at-13list/list-30entry/33 'Last Steam from Ironbridge', Vintage Trains1055277 Historic England] (Retrieved 11 May 19 July 2019)</ref>It is also identified by Primary Reference Number (PRN) 12662 on the [[Shropshire Historic Environment Record]] as ''Albert Edward Bridge (B4380) over Severn at Buildwas''.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestarshropshire.com/newsgov.uk/nostalgiamedia/telford-nostalgia/2019/04/22/trains-to-ride-again-on-ironbridge-line12294/ Andrews, Mher_user_policy., 'Trains taking to the tracks on Ironbridge line for 'final time'', pdf Shropshire Star, 23 April 2019Council HER user policy] (Retrieved 11 May retrieved 18 July 2019)</ref><ref>RAIL Magazine, Issue 878, 8 May 2019, p. 22</ref>

Following the [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Closure|closure]] of the Severn Valley and Much Wenlock lines, the bridge was used by coal and other freight trains travelling to [[Ironbridge power station]] until the closure of the latter in November 2015. In 2019 the line was mooted by Network Rail (NR) to be mothballed, but on 9 June Vintage Trains ran a railtour with GWR Collett 4073 Castle class 4-6-0 7029 Clun Castle. It was unable to traverse the bridge, stopping just short, as NR engineers had closed it to all rail traffic (apparently over structural issues with the abutments).<ref>[http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/tour/last-steam-from-ironbridge-shuttle-1-sunday-9th-june-at-13-30/33 'Last Steam from Ironbridge', Vintage Trains] (Retrieved 11 May 2019)</ref><ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/nostalgia/telford-nostalgia/2019/04/22/trains-to-ride-again-on-ironbridge-line/ Andrews, M., 'Trains taking to the tracks on Ironbridge line for 'final time'', Shropshire Star, 23 April 2019] (Retrieved 11 May 2019)</ref><ref>RAIL Magazine, Issue 878, 8 May 2019, p. 22</ref>  Telford Steam Railway have released set out plans to extend across the bridge to the power station site.<ref>[https://steamingtoironbridge.co.uk/ 'Steaming to Ironbridge', Telford Steam Railway website] (Retrieved 22 October 2018)</ref>

[[Ironbridge power station]]<br>[[Shropshire Historic Environment Record]]

[https://steamingtoironbridge.co.uk/ 'Steaming to Ironbridge', Telford Steam Railway website]<br>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1055277 Historic England Listing] Number 1055277, first listed 24 February 1986, Albert Edward Bridge, B 4380 National Grid Reference: SJ6604903797