Big British Bridges

[Labotomy]

The Severn Crossing (Road Bridge) 3.2 miles (over 5 Kilometres or 5128 metres) long :)

http://www.severnestuary.net/sep/images/severn%20bridge5.jpg

http://img.tfd.com/wiki/8/84/New.severn.bridge.best.750pix.jpg

http://www.bakerlite.co.uk/pics/family/Flying%20lesson/Bridges-2.jpg

The Original Severn Bridge (which operates along side the news Severn Crossing above :) )

http://img.tfd.com/wiki/b/b5/Old.severn.bridge.800pix.jpg

The Two Vast Road Bridges across the Severn Estuary

http://www.firsthouse.co.uk/images/library/landmarks_gallery/images/Severn%20Bridge%20(1).jpg

http://www.bakerlite.co.uk/pics/family/Flying%20lesson/Bridges-1.jpg

The Humber Road Bridge

http://www.colepark.demon.co.uk/images/local_area/humber_bridge.jpg

http://www.rendez.net/extimages/Humber_Bridge_5_ezg_2.jpg

Forth Rail Bridge

http://www.photo-transport.co.uk/buses/edinburgh-bus-station/forth-bridges-dec03.JPG

http://www.bosuns.co.uk/pictours/bridges.jpg

http://www.edinburgh-scotland.net/images/ForthBridge05S.jpg

http://www.j7mis.co.uk/j7/images/frailb02.jpg

http://www.m-j-s.net/photo/cd04/b/cd04-bimg0046.jpg

Forth Road Bridge

http://www.civl.port.ac.uk/comp_prog/forth/img00016.jpg

http://www.edinburgh-scotland.net/images/ForthRoadBridge03L.jpg

The Tay Road Bridge, Dundee 2250m in length

http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/~tdixon/panoramas/16-3-2002mistyboat550.jpg

http://www.sinenomine.freeserve.co.uk/dundee/photos/roadbr.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/31/37025158_30dde590ea_b.jpg

The Tay Rail Bridge
http://www.dundeedirect.co.uk/photo/dundee9.jpg

The New Skye Bridge Scotland

http://www.skye-bridge.co.uk/images/bridge-02-p.jpg

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/skye/bridge/images/bridgepano450.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/8/8866712_cba9bbdf2c_b.jpg

Dartford Bridge Essex nr London

http://mylondondiary.co.uk/2003/05/04/0305-04_n173.jpg

http://www.mujweb.cz/www/londyn/pic%5CCN23.jpg

Menai Strait Bridge Anglesey, Wales

http://www.lowefoto.com/wales/wales23.jpg

Clifton Suspension Bridge

http://geo.web.ru/~pavel/Album/England/Bristol/Clifton_bridge.jpg

http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Union/Helicon/Jun2004/Photo/Bridge.jpg

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~mu3t-oois/CSB_01.jpg

[eddyk]

Good thread.

I like all the big british bridges.


I remeber on a TV show with Fred Dibnah the tallest motorway bridge in the world is in the UK.


Ive only been accros one of the bridges posted above...the The Humber Road Bridge.

[Labotomy]

Cheers Eddy, the UK has some spectacular bridges and some of the longest in the world with more projects in the pipeline. The proposed Morecambe Bay Bridge will be over 12 miles long :)

[Martin S]

Don't forget this one, the Runcorn Widnes road bridge over the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal, with the earlier rail bridge in the background.

http://www.daido-it.ac.jp/~doboku/miki/bridge/runcorn1.jpg

[Phobos]

Fantastic bridges,especially the old ones like Menai Bridge and Forth Rail.

[eddyk]

A bridge from each country of the UK will appear on our £1 coins from 2003-2007

Im a coin collector so I know this...

http://www.24carat.co.uk/2003poundcoinpatternsframe.html

[crazyevildude]

Good thread.

I like all the big british bridges.


I remeber on a TV show with Fred Dibnah the tallest motorway bridge in the world is in the UK.


Ive only been accros one of the bridges posted above...the The Humber Road Bridge.

Not the tallest motorway bridge anymore - Miliua(sp?) Viaduct ;).

Anyway, the UK has a great selection of bridges :). But where's Tower Bridge? :dunno:

[bnmaddict]

Not the tallest motorway bridge anymore - Miliua(sp?) Viaduct ;).

Anyway, the UK has a great selection of bridges :). But where's Tower Bridge? :dunno:

MILLAU viaduct. :)

BTW, the first and longuest bridge of this list (Severn Crossing Road Bridge) was designed and built by French companies (structural design: SEEE-INGEROP, construction: GTM construction / Freyssinet, companies of VINCI group, the #1 constuction company in the world)! :)

Thanks for the pics, nice bridges!

[eddyk]

Thats was a mistake made by me,

Its actually the longest single span motorway bridge....It goes OVER a motorway...and is just a 2 lane road bridge.


Near Sheffield somewhere.

[TheOingoBoingoBandit]

What about the famous Iron Bridge in Shropshire?



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Iron_Bridge.JPG/800px-Iron_Bridge.JPG

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/images/iron_bridge_1.jpg







Official Iron Bridge website: http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/

Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Bridge

[eddyk]

^^

[empersouf]

Nice bridges in the UK.

[Andrew]

Newcastle Tyne Bridge:
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/741NewcastleBridgesatSunset_pic1.jpg

[Joshua888]

really beautiful!

[Joshua888]

I like the 5th one

[cinosanap]

I can't wait to see the new Forth Road Bridge if they get permission to build one! :cheers: