What is Second Severn Crossing?
[[File:Severn Beach MMB 08C Second Severn Crossing.jpg|thumb|300px|View of the bridge from Severn Beach]] The '''Second Severn Crossing''' ({{Lang-cy|Ail Groesfan Hafren}}) is a [[bridge]] over the [[River Severn]] between [[South Gloucestershire]] in [[England]] and [[Monmouthshire]] in [[Wales]]. The bridge carrie 6 lanes of M4 [[Controlled-access highway|motorway]] and is one of the main routes into [[South Wales]]. It was opened on 5 June 1996 to allow more traffic than the original [[Severn Bridge]], which opened in 1966. Both bridges are still in use although the newer crossing is more direct and less likely to be closed in strong winds. {{commons cat}} [[Category:1996 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Bridges in England]] [[Category:Bridges in Wales]] [[Category:Concrete bridges]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Monmouthshire]] [[Category:Steel bridges]] {{Transport-stub}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Gloucestershire]]