Second Severn Crossing

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The Second Severn Crossing is a major cable-stayed motorway bridge linking England and Wales across the lower Severn Estuary, built to increase capacity and provide a more reliable alternative to the original Severn Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cable-stayed bridge
motorway bridge
road bridge
toll bridge
alsoKnownAs Prince of Wales Bridge
approachViaductMaterial concrete
carries M4 motorway
connects England
Wales
constructionMethod cable-stayed
constructionStartDate 1992
crosses River Severn
linked to: Severn

River Wye
Severn Estuary
designer Halcrow Group
SETRA
hasPylonHeight about 149 m
hasTollPlazasFormerlyOn westbound carriageway
jurisdiction United Kingdom
length about 5128 m
locatedInBodyOfWater lower Severn Estuary
linked to: Severn Estuary
locatedNear Magor
Severn Beach
locationCountry England
Wales
mainBridgeMaterial steel
mainSpanLength about 456 m
maintainedBy National Highways
namedAfter Charles, Prince of Wales
linked to: Prince Charles
numberOfLanes 6
numberOfSpans 37
officialName Second Severn Crossing
opened 1996-06-05
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
openedToTraffic 1996
owner UK Government
linked to: UK government
parallelTo Severn Bridge
partOf M4 corridor between London and South Wales
partOfRoute Trans-European Transport Network
purpose increase road capacity across Severn Estuary
provide more reliable alternative to Severn Bridge
region South Wales
South West England
linked to: southwest England
renamed 2018
replacedInFunction Severn Bridge
roadSurface asphalt
tollAbolishedOn 2018-12-17
trafficType motor vehicles

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Severn Estuary crossedBy Second Severn Crossing
Pilning near Second Severn Crossing
M4 motorway usesStructure Second Severn Crossing
subject linked to: M4
M4 motorway hasTollSection Second Severn Crossing (historically tolled, tolls removed)
subject linked to: M4
linked to: Second Severn Crossing
Michel Virlogeux notableWork Second Severn Crossing
Michel Virlogeux hasDesigned Second Severn Crossing
Severn Beach near Second Severn Crossing
Severn Beach hasViewOf Second Severn Crossing
Severn crossings includes Second Severn Crossing
Second Severn Crossing officialName Second Severn Crossing
M48 motorway parallelTo Second Severn Crossing (M4)
subject linked to: M48 motorway (via Chepstow)
linked to: Second Severn Crossing
M4 motorway crossesVia Second Severn Crossing
subject linked to: M4 motorway (nearby)
Denny Island near Second Severn Crossing