40 years ago today

[martin_wynne]

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The bridge today. Had events turned out a little differently, this could have been the northern terminus of the SVR.

 

The famous Iron Bridge across the River Severn in Shropshire has been restored twice. The first restoration was to mark the bridge's bicentenary in 1979.

 

Here is some writing by Anthony Blackwall, Shropshire County Bridgemaster at the time, about events on 5th July 1979:

 

from "Historic Bridges of Shropshire", Shropshire Libraries, 1985

 

The bridge has recently been restored again, a multi-million pounds project by English Heritage:

 

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/ironbridge/2018/12/06/cast-iron-praise-as-iron-bridge-is-reopened/

 

Martin.

Edited July 5, 2019 by martin_wynne