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Map showing the Second Severn Crossing in relation to other crossings and the estuary itself. The Prince of Wales Bridge (Welsh: Pont Tywysog Cymru), previously the Second Severn Crossing (Welsh: Ail Groesfan Hafren) until July 2018, is the M4 motorway bridge over the River Severn between England and Wales, opened in 1996 to supplement the traffic capacity of the Severn Bridge built in 1966.
Severn crossing is a term used to refer to the two motorway crossings over the River Severn estuary between England and Wales operated by England's National Highways. The two crossings are: Severn Bridge (Welsh: Pont Hafren) Prince of Wales Bridge (Welsh: Pont Tywysog Cymru), until 2018 known as the Second Severn Crossing (Ail Groesfan Hafren). [1]
Motorway crossings over the River Severn Prince of Wales Bridge (M4 motorway) Severn Bridge (M48 motorway) Queenhill Viaduct (M50 motorway) This is a list of crossings of the River Severn in Great Britain (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from source to mouth. The Severn has historically been a very important and busy river, and has been bridged throughout history. The ...
The Severn Bridge (Welsh: Pont Hafren) is a motorway suspension bridge that spans the River Severn between South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in South East Wales. It is the original Severn road crossing between England and Wales, and took three and a half years to build, [7] at a cost of £8 million. [8] It replaced the 137-year ...
In 1996 the Second Severn Crossing road bridge, since 2018 formally known as the Prince of Wales Bridge, was completed, virtually along the same line as the Severn Tunnel. The bridge, the longest in the UK, carries M4 motorway traffic.
The Severn Tunnel (Welsh: Twnnel Hafren) is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, ... The Second Severn Crossing, which was built during the 1990s, crosses over the ...
The Second Severn Crossing is in the distance. The Severn Bridge is in the foreground. The first legislation applying solely to Wales since the 16th century was passed in 1881. Subsequently, the border between England and Wales has taken on increasing legal and political significance.
On the opening of the Second Severn Crossing in 1996, the M4 was rerouted over it. The line of the motorway from London to Bristol runs closely in parallel with the A4. After crossing the River Severn, toll-free since 17 December 2018, the motorway follows the A48, to terminate at the Pont Abraham services in Carmarthenshire.