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First Severn Bridge

Over the River Severn, between Aust and Beachley
Bristol ENG United Kingdom
http://www.severnbridge.co.uk/

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1961
  Finished1966
Building Uses
 - transportation
Structural Types
 - bridge


Description
- Architect: Freeman Fox & Partners/Mott, Hay and Anderson

- Constructor: A.C.B. Bridge & Company/Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co./Dorman, Long and Co./John Howard and Co.

- Cable Steel Supplier: Bridon International

- Main Span: 987.5 meters

- Full Span: 1,597 meters

- Clearance: 47 meters

- The bridge carries M48 over the River Severn.

- This is the first crossing at Aust and Beachley, and is a suspension bridge.

Structurae Entry


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Over the River Severn, between Aust and Beachley
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