Severn Bridge

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road bridge suspension bridge

Severn Bridge is a major suspension bridge in the United Kingdom that spans the River Severn and connects England with South Wales.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road bridge → suspension bridge →
carries	cyclists → motor vehicles → pedestrians →
connects	England → Monmouthshire → South Gloucestershire → Wales →
constructionStartDate	1961 →
coordinateRegion	near Aust, South Gloucestershire → near Beachley, Monmouthshire →
country	United Kingdom →
crosses	River Severn → River Wye →
design	suspension bridge →
designer	Freeman Fox & Partners → Mott, Hay and Anderson →
engineer	Gilbert Roberts → William Brown →
hasApproachStructure	Beachley Viaduct → Wye Bridge →
heritageStatus	Grade I listed structure →
listingAuthority	Historic England →
locatedIn	South Wales → South West England →
mainSpanLength	about 988 metres →
maintainedBy	National Highways →
material	concrete → steel →
namedAfter	River Severn →
notableFeature	first major UK bridge to use an aerofoil box-girder deck →
officialName	Severn Bridge →
openedBy	Queen Elizabeth II →
openingDate	1966-09-08 →
owner	UK Government →
partOf	M48 motorway NERFINISHED → Severn Estuary crossings →
regionServed	Bristol area → South Wales →
replacedBy	Second Severn Crossing →
roadDeck	aerodynamic box girder →
tollRemovalDate	2018-12-17 →
tollStatus	tolls removed →
totalLength	about 1600 metres →
towerHeight	about 136 metres →
trafficDirection	two-way →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Caldicot ("Second Severn Crossing") → Severn Tunnel → Severn Tunnel ("Second Severn Crossing") →	locatedNear
Bristol Channel → Bristol Channel ("Second Severn Crossing") →	adjacentTo
Severn → Severn ("Second Severn Crossing") →	hasBridge
Chepstow → Chepstow ("Second Severn Crossing") →	hasNearbyStructure
England–Wales border → England–Wales border ("Second Severn Crossing") →	hasTransportCrossings
M4 motorway ("Second Severn Crossing") → M4 motorway →	usesStructure
Prince of Wales Bridge ("Second Severn Crossing") →	formerlyKnownAs
M4 motorway ("Severn crossings (historically)") →	hasTollSection
Severn Bridge →	officialName
Severn Bridge ("Severn Estuary crossings") →	partOf
Prince of Wales Bridge →	replaced
Severn Bridge ("Second Severn Crossing") →	replacedBy