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The curve leading onto the bridge at the Bewdley end was subject to a 15 mph restriction.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Beddoes & Smith (1995)]], p. 179.</ref>

During the Second World War the bridge was designated a vulnerable point and protected by a movable steel and stone rail block.<ref>[https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dob/ai_full_r.cfm?refno=13834&CFID=036777f5-1e72-4b37-bd8c-19c140bb71fd&CFTOKEN=0 Council for British Archaeology web site]</ref>

==Closure==

Appeals in the press for the bridge to be retained and converted to a roadway came to no avail, and in March 1966 the iron girders were finally removed.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Beddoes & Smith (1995)]], p. 198.</ref> The brick abutments and piers still stand, and are visible from SVR trains between [[Northwood Halt]] and [[Bewdley]].

In March 2017 the Rotary Club of Bewdley announced their support for a project to reinstate a footbridge on the existing piers, providing a connection between [[National Cycle Route 45 ]] and the [[Wyre Forest]].<ref>[http://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/page.php?PgID=628408&ClubID=1684 Bridging the River, Rotary Club of Bewdley] (retrieved 11 April 2017)</ref>

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==References==

==Links==

[https://www.macearchive.org/films/hobson-various-bewdley-1960-61 Home movie on Media Archive for Central England showing dismantling of the bridge, starting at 3:52].

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