Crossings of the River Severn
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This is a lists some of the crossings of the River Severn in Great Britain, in order from source to mouth.
The Severn has historically been a very important and busy river, and has been bridged throughout history. The bridges that stand today are often of great historical and/or engineering interest — for example the world's first bridge built from iron crosses the Severn at Ironbridge Gorge. In addition many reaches of the Severn are prone to severe flooding, prompting the design of many unique bridges to cope with this.
In order, moving downstream:
- Welsh Bridge, St George's Bridge (historic), Porthill Bridge, Kingsland Bridge and English Bridge in Shrewsbury.
- Albert Edward Bridge carrying the remaining section of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway
- Ironbridge (1779, arch) the world's first iron bridge, built by Abraham Darby.
- Bridgnorth bridge (multiple masonry arches)
- Hampton Loade bridge is unusual because the tubular welded blue arches are waterpipes that carry a small roadway suspended below (picture).
- Hampton Loade Ferry
- Highley footbridge (two haunched concrete beams)
- Arley footbridge replacing vehicular ferry.
- Victoria Bridge carrying the Severn Valley Railway.
- Dowles Bridge, on the former Tenbury & Bewdley Railway; piers only remaining.
- Bewdley bridge (1798, multiple masonry arches), designed by Thomas Telford.
- A456, Bewdley bypass
- Stourport bridge (1870, single iron arch)
- Holt Bridge (1828, cast iron trussed arch; stengthened with concrete in 1928), designed by Telford. Opened 1830. Identical design to Galton Bridge, Smethwick over canal (1829).
- Sabrina footbridge, Worcester (an asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge with one tower)
- Worcester railway bridge (iron truss).
- Worcester A44 road bridge (1781, multiple masonry arches)
- Carrington Bridge[1] carrying the A4440 Southern Link Road.
- Upton-upon-Severn bridge (1940, haunched cantilever)
- Queenhill Bridge carrying the M50 Motorway.
- Mythe Bridge, near Tewkesbury, Glos. (1826, cast iron arch), built by Telford.
- Haw Bridge, west of Tewkesbury. (1961, steel beam semi-arch).
- Maisemore Bridge, carrying the A417. (1956, single masonry arch)
- A40 at Gloucester.
- Over Bridge at Gloucester. (1829, single masonry arch), built by Telford
- Severn Railway Bridge between Lydney and Sharpness (Demolished in the 1960s after accident)
- The Severn Bridge between Chepstow and Aust (1966, steel suspension bridge).
- The Severn Tunnel, railway tunnel.
- The Second Severn Crossing (1996, cable-stayed bridge) which marks the official start of the Severn Estuary.
