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[[File:Albert_Edward_Bridge.JPG|thumb|300px|The Albert Edward Bridge, looking downstream]]
'''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. 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 apex of the arch record the date and name of the bridge and the names of its engineer and the contractors responsible, [[Peto, Brassey and Betts|Messrs Brassby Brassey and Field]]. <ref>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Albert_Edward_Bridge Grace's Guide] Retrieved 14 October 2019</ref> Another plate records the fact that the bridge was cast and erected by the [[Coalbrookdale#The_Coalbrookdale_Company|Coalbrookdale Company of Ironbridge]].
It was Listed as a Grade II Listed Building on 24 February 1986.<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1055277 Historic England] (Retrieved 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.shropshire.gov.uk/media/12294/her_user_policy.pdf Shropshire Council HER user policy] (retrieved 18 July 2019)</ref>.
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