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Double track

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File:Bridge16.jpg|[[Accommodation bridge south of Arley]] showing the single track width of the embankment and minor underbridge
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Although the deck of [[Victoria Bridge]] is currently only wide enough for a single track, the abutments and deck were originally built to double track width. , similar to [[Albert Edward Bridge]] at Coalbrookdale was built to an almost identical design and carries a double track by means of girders cantilevered out from the four main arched ribs.
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File:River Severn,Victoria railway bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1712127.jpg|[[Victoria Bridge]] showing the original double track width of the abutmentsand the later single track deck.File:River Severn, Albert Edward railway bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1009061.jpg|[[Albert Edward Bridge]] showing the wider bridge deck with the walkways overhanging the main structure.
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