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Ail Groesfan Hafren - Second Severn Crossing

(five photos)

The most southerly bridge over the river Severn is the viaduct and cable-stayed bridge
which carries the motorway M4 between Wales and England

Here are some facts and figures about the new bridge

-----The total length is just over 5000 metres,
-----with a main span of 456 metres
-----in a main bridge of 947 metres length

The number of approach spans is 45, divided between the Welsh end, 22, and the English end, 23

The bridge was built from 1992 to 1996