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In mid-1992 problems were noted with the bridge’s abutments and the SVR’s consulting engineers recommended that they should be rebuilt.<ref>SVR News 104</ref> Shortly before this could be carried out, the bridge also suffered a vehicle strike.<ref>SVR News 105</ref> In January 1993 the girders were again lifted out so that the necessary repair work could be carried out to the abutments. Completion of the work overran by one day, with the SVR running a ‘replacement bus service’ between Bridgnorth and [[Hampton Loade]] on Saturday 13 March, the first weekend of the 1993 season.
In early 2008, a few days before the section of the line between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade was due to reopen after repairs following the [[2007 Storm Damage|2007 storm damage]], the southern end of the bridge was found to be out of alignment by about 10cm following an unreported strike by a lorry. An emergency road closure was authorised while the [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1087|30 ton steam crane]] successfully relocated the end of the bridge on its bearings, allowing the reopening to take take place on Saturday 9 February as planned.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Sowden (2012)]] p.44.</ref>
==See also==