Wales
Monmouthshire
Portskewett

Prince of Wales Bridge

The Prince of Wales Bridge, previously the Second Severn Crossing until July 2018, is the M4 motorway bridge over the between and , opened in 1996 to supplement the traffic capacity of the built in 1966.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: M4 motorway bridge over the Severn Estuary in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Ail Groesfan Hafren”, “M4 Second Severn Crossing”, “M4 Severn Bridge”, “Pont Tywysog Cymru”, and “Second Severn Crossing”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include English Stones and Caldicot Castle.

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The are a rocky outcrop in the Severn Estuary between Caldicot, Monmouthshire, and , . Because the area is exposed at low tide, and is a rare spot of solid land in the highly tidal estuary, it has long been considered a good location to build barrages, dams or bridges. is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Prince of Wales Bridge.

Castle
Photo: Nick, CC BY 2.0.
is an extensive stone medieval castle in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in southeast , built near the site of Harold Godwinson's former Saxon castle by the Norman earls of Hereford from about 1100. is situated 2 miles northwest of Prince of Wales Bridge.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves the village of , . The station is the terminus of the Severn Beach Line. Its three letter station code is SVB. is situated 2 miles southeast of Prince of Wales Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sudbrook and Portskewett.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , . It is located 4 miles south west of and 1 mile east of Caldicot. It lies close to the Second Severn Crossing on the Severn Estuary, and adjoins the village of .

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , south east . It is located four miles south west of and one mile east of Caldicot, in an archaeologically sensitive part of the Caldicot Levels on the Welsh shore of the Severn Estuary. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Prince of Wales Bridge.

Hamlet
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the civil parish of Pilning and Severn Beach, in the , district, in , England, on the banks of the Severn estuary near the village of . is situated 2 miles east of Prince of Wales Bridge.

Prince of Wales Bridge

Latitude
51.57578° or 51° 34′ 33″ north
Longitude
-2.69936° or 2° 41′ 58″ west
Inception
June 5th, 1996
Open location code
9C3VH8G2+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 398032977
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q1287969
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Prince of Wales Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Мост прынца Валійскага”
  • Breton: “Pont Priñs Kembre”
  • Chinese: “塞文二桥”
  • Chinese: “塞文二橋”
  • Chinese: “威尔士亲王大桥”
  • Czech: “Second Severn Crossing”
  • Dutch: “Prins van Wales Brug”
  • Dutch: “Second Severn Crossing”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبر سيفرن الثانى”
  • French: “deuxième pont sur la Severn”
  • French: “Deuxième pont sur la Severn”
  • French: “Pont Prince de Galles”
  • Georgian: “უელსის პრინცის ხიდი”
  • German: “Prince of Wales Bridge”
  • German: “Prince of Wales-Brücke”
  • German: “Second Severn Crossing”
  • German: “Zweite Severnbrücke”
  • Japanese: “セカンド・セヴァーン・クロッシング”
  • Polish: “Most Księcia Walii”
  • Polish: “Prince of Wales Bridge”
  • Polish: “Second Severn Crossing”
  • Romanian: “Podul Prințului de Wales”
  • Russian: “Второй Севернский мост”
  • Russian: “Мост принца Уэльского”
  • Slovak: “Second Severn Crossing”
  • Slovenian: “drugi most čez reko Severn”
  • Slovenian: “Drugi most čez reko Severn”
  • Spanish: “Puente Príncipe de Gales”
  • Swedish: “New severn bridge”
  • Swedish: “Second Severn Crossing”
  • Ukrainian: “Другий Севернський міст”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст принца Уельського”
  • Welsh: “Ail Groesfan Hafren”
  • Welsh: “Pont Tywysog Cymru”

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