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[[File:Bewdley bypass bridge south.jpg|thumb|200px300px|right|Bewdley Bypass Bridge from the south west]][[File: Bridge_8_20150606.jpg |thumb|200px300px|right| Bewdley Bypass Bridge from below. The bridge was built and jacked into place from near the photographer's location ]]

In order to minimise disruption to the SVR, the contractors A. Monk & Co Ltd. build built the bridge between May and October 1986 on a concrete track south of the embankment, approximately 150ft from its final position. Immediately after the last train on Sunday 19 October, the track and signal wires on the embankment were removed by SVR staff and volunteers. The embankment was removed by the contractors the following day and construction of the foundations and north wing walls took place over the next 2 weeks. On 6 November, large hydraulic rams were used to jack all 2,500 tons of the new bridge into place; a process which went without incident. By 26 November the south wing wall was complete and the remaining embankment had been reinstated. A final effort by the SVR PW and S&T staff saw the bridge re-ballasted, the track laid and signalling equipment re-connected in time for the first [[Christmas services|Santa Special services ]] on Saturday 29 November. The 2015 "Severn Valley Railway - our first 50 years" exhibition at [[The Engine House]] includes this picture of Bewdley Bypass Bridge under construction. ==Gallery== 

File: Exhibition_20150614Bewdley bypass MB1.jpg| Foundations under constructionFile:Bewdley bypass bridge construction Barrie Geens 1.jpg| The bridge under constructionFile:Bewdley bypass bridge construction Barrie Geens 2.jpg| The bridge under constructionFile:Bewdley bypass MB2.jpg | Bridge being positionedFile:Bewdley bypass MB3.jpg | Bridge jackFile:Bewdley bypass MB4.jpg | Distant viewFile:Bewdley bypass MB5.jpg | Back fill completedFile:Bewdley bypass MB6.jpg | Track relayingFile:Bewdley bypass bridge Abi Coles.jpg | The bridge during the first week after opening