Victoria Bridge

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Victoria Bridge seen from the bank of the River Severn.

Victoria Bridge (Bridge 15) carries the railway across the River Severn ½ mile south of Arley. The bridge, designed by John FowlerHenry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1909-1923, and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-1933, was completed in 1861 and has a clear span of 200 ft.

There is a near identical railway bridge spanning the river Severn upstream at Buildwas. This bridge is known as Albert Edward Bridge.

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