Second Severn Crossing
The Second Severn Crossing (Welsh: [Ail Groesfan Hafren] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a bridge over the River Severn between South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in Wales.
The bridge carrie 6 lanes of M4 motorway and is one of the main routes into South Wales. It was opened on 5 June 1996 to allow more traffic than the original Severn Bridge, which opened in 1966. Both bridges are still in use although the newer crossing is more direct and less likely to be closed in strong winds.
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Second Severn Crossing Media
- UK-Motorway-M4.svg
Motorway badge for the M4 motorway
- Severn Estuary Crossings.svg
Map showing the Second Severn Crossing in relation to other crossings and the estuary itself
- Shoots Bridge-geograph-4621977-by-Lewis-Clarke.jpg
The Shoots Bridge; the shipping channel lies between the two towers
- PoW cradle and monorail.jpg
Access gantry on the English side of the bridge. The Rapid Access Train is visible above it on the centre rail.
- Second Severn Crossing geograph-4155546-by-Lewis-Clarke.jpg
Aerial view of the crossing
- Calidris alpina juv.jpg
A dunlin feeding, one of the many waders that winter on the Severn estuary
