Title

Severn Bridge, Gloucestershire, 2011

Caption

Severn Bridge, Gloucestershire, 2011. General view of the suspension bridge carrying the M48 motorway, built in the 1960s. The bridge is picked out by warm sunlight, while in the foreground ancient wooden piles are silhouetted against the tidal mudflats. Now referred to as the old Severn Bridge, the first Severn crossing was constructed between 1961 and 1966 by Freeman Fox and Partners and designed by Sir Percy Thomas. The bridge spans 5,754ft from shore to shore, and was the longest suspension bridge in England when constructed.

Date

2011

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B38_275

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

111,7Mb (3,7Mb) / 18,0in x 24,1in / 5412 x 7216 (300dpi)

Keywords

motorway silhouette river water England country bridge British geography English color colour pile suspension bridge location century Britain civil engineering Gloucestershire 21st century severn bridge road bridge Sixties 1960s 20th century River Severn English Heritage geographical feature Severn TGN photograph landscape Thomas Percy Freeman Fox & Partners Sir Percy Thomas Sir Percy Percy Thomas 2010s Historic England Staff Photographer M48 Sir Percy Thomas Freeman Fox & Partners photograph landscape