M4 motorway Usk bridge

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The M4 motorway Usk bridge (or St. Julians Bridge) carries the M4 motorway across the River Usk in Newport.

• The bridge is actually two separate 450 ft bridges for the eastbound and westbound carriageways.
• When travelling westbound, the bridges lead directly into the twin 1,200 ft-long Brynglas Tunnels.
• Work commenced on both the bridge and the tunnels on September 10, 1962, two months after work commenced on the George Street Bridge further downstream.
• The entire Newport bypass section of the M4 (junctions 24 to 28) finally opened in 1967.

In (1989??) a further two crossings (East & West) were added as a connection from the M4 (Jn 25A) to the N/S A4042 Heidenheim drive (Malpas bypass).

Crossings of the River Usk, Newport, UK, north to south
Caerleon Bridge | St. Julian's railway bridge | M4 motorway Usk bridge | Great Western Railway Usk bridge | Newport Bridge | Newport City footbridge | George Street Bridge | City Bridge | Newport Transporter Bridge