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[[File: Hay_Bridge_20150415.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Hay Bridge 26. from the East]]Hay Bridge (occasionally spelt "Haye Bridge"; Bridge 26) allows the main road between Bridgnorth and Highley to pass underneath the Severn Valley Railwaybetween the villages of Eardington and Chelmarsh, and is situated just South of [[Eardington]]. It is named after the nearby Hay Farm, the farmhouse of which is a 17th Century Grade II listed building.<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1053860 Historic England] (Retrieved 20 July 2019</ref>  ==Preservation==During the public enquiry in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1968|October 1968]] to determine whether the SVR could reopen in preservation, Shropshire County Council objected to the proposed reopening. As well as the possible future construction of Bridgnorth Bypass, it was claimed that improvements to the main road could not be completed unless three bridges (Hay Bridge, [[Cleobury Road Bridge]] and [[Overbridge at north end of Eardington siding|Eardington Bridge]]) were demolished. Under cross examination it transpired that no money was then available for these improvements,<ref>SVR News 11</ref> and ultimately a Light Railway Order was granted allowing reopening to take place. The  Prior to opening in May 1970, an inspection revealed that parts of the main bridge girders were rotting away. During two weeks In February 1970 more than a ton of steel plate was welded onto the bridge to strengthen it.<ref>SVR News 16</ref>  Much of the bridge was replaced by the SVR in June 1975 as part of a programme of work to upgrade the line and increase the permitted axle weight of locomotives using it. The new bridge was built by [[David Owen#Rubery_Owen|Rubery Owen]] who had replaced the [[Underbridge on Station Road, Highley|bridge at Highley]] in 1974. One of the edge beams still carries a plaque showing “Brymbo 1861”.<gallery>File: Hay_Bridge_2_20150415.jpg | Hay bridge detail</gallery> The bridge was used as a filming location in the 1977 Walt Disney Productions live action film [[Candleshoe]]. The low clearance makes the bridge subject to strikes by road vehicles, a notable example being on [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1994 | 6 April 1994]] when a skip lorry demolished the west-side walkway and moved the main girders two feet out of alignment! Damage to the bridge resulted in resulted in both the railway and road beneath being closed, but a concerted effort by the P Way Department and other SVR volunteers, the SVR’s Consulting Engineers, Shropshire County Council and the Railway Inspectorate allowed the line to re-open temporarily for traffic on 9 April. 6024 King Edward 1, which was visiting the railway at the time, was the first locomotive to cross the repaired bridge. Permanent repairs were carried out over the next month.<ref>SVR News 111</ref>  Another bridge strike occurred on 11 June 2007, with the line being closed for a day and a half on this occasion while a crane lifted the bridge back onto its bearings.<ref>SVR News 158</ref> Eight days later a [[2007 Storm Damage|freak thunderstorm]] closed the line again, this time for a number of months.

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