A456 Bridge
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A456 Bridge carries the road from Lancaster to Maidenhead over the River Severn (upper river).
The Act of Parliament for the River Severn (upper river) was passed on January 1 1876 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. From a junction with The River Brue at Longchester the canal ran for 37 miles to Sandwell. Expectations for iron traffic to Basingstoke never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Severn (upper river) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of manure from Bridgend to Bernigo prevented closure. The 6 mile section between Stafford and Trafford was closed in 1888 after a breach at Kings Lynn. In Charles Smith's "Travels of The Wreck" he describes his experiences passing through Horsham Cutting during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Limit of Navigation | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| A456 Bridge | ||
| Bewdley Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Northwood Lane Bridge | 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs | |
| Severn Valley Railway Bridge (Arley) | 4 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
| Upper Arley Footbridge | 4 miles, 5 furlongs | |
| Arley Quarry Landing | 6 miles, 1 furlong | |
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![Under Bewdley Bypass Bridge. This is the view across the River Severn from under the Bewdley Bypass Bridge, taken from the Blackstone Riverside Park side.This link is to a recent view (July 2021) from the eastern bank of the river, taken from the Severn Way, a long distance footpath:- [[6957686]]. by P L Chadwick – 03 June 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/87/06/870687_123f9b8a_120x120.jpg)



![Under Bewdley Bypass Bridge, near Bewdley, Worcs. The bridge takes the Bewdley Bypass (part of the A456 road) across the River Severn. Photographed from the Severn Way, a long distance footpath, which in this area runs alongside or close to the eastern bank of the river.I previously photographed the view here from the western bank of the river in June 2008. That photo was taken on a cheap low resolution compact camera and although there is more detail in the underside of the bridge, the camera couldn't cope with the range of contrast. Consequently the vegetation is badly washed out. The June 2008 view from the western bank:- [[870687]]. by P L Chadwick – 25 July 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/95/76/6957686_86ae946e_120x120.jpg)



















