UPDATE 2.10pm
The bridge is now clear.
UPDATE 1.45pm
A Network Rail spokeswoman said: "A 126 tonnes lorry got stuck in the bridge this morning.
"Engineers are now working on the site."
She said that the line running under the bridge was never closed, but that there's a 20mph speed restriction in place at the moment.
She said that they don't expect many trains to be affected by the speed restriction.
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RESIDENTS in a Monmouthshire village are stuck after a lorry has blocked the only way in and out of the village.
At around 9.30am, a truck and trailer attempted to cross the bridge at Sudbrook.
However, the trailer got stuck, blocking the only road in and out of the village.
Peter Fox, leader of Monmouthshire County Council, tweeted this morning that residents are "trapped" in the village.
He said that they have been campaigning for years for a second access to Sudbrook.
Major issue with huge crane wedged on Sudbrook bridge. Residents trapped in the village pic.twitter.com/FxMDMj8rWG
— Peter Fox (@PeterFox61) November 20, 2016
June Chandler, 53, a resident in the village said: "We're now stuck, with only footpaths to get out us of the village.
"But, god forbid, what if there was an emergency such as a fire?
"It's very frightening and inconvenient, this is chaos.
"I wanted to go shopping this morning as today is the only day we can go.
"A lady told me earlier she was taking her mother to get her prescriptions and they had to walk in the end."
Ms Chandler said that it's not the first a lorry has got stuck in the bridge. She said that, last time, it took them five hours to move it.
She said: "After moving the lorry, they'll need to assess the bridge, what if they find it's not safe?
"This has been brought up before when they were going to build the houses in the Old Mill site.
"We were told it’d never happen."
We have been campaigning for years for a 2nd access to Sudbrook, a issue like this blocks emergency services pic.twitter.com/9rlKCemmi2
— Peter Fox (@PeterFox61) November 20, 2016
A Gwent Police spokesman said: “Earlier today, we received a call regarding a lorry getting stuck at the top of the bridge.
“At 10am, we were told it’d be several hours until it was moved so it should be moved soon.
“Network Rail will then have to assess the structural viability of the bridge.
“I’d like to reassure residents that, if there was an emergency, we’d find a way to get to them.”
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