Historic bridges · South Wales
Avonmouth Bridge
In or near Easter Compton.
Avonmouth Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Portway Park and Ride · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Avonmouth Bridge, the nearest railway station is Portway Park and Ride, located 0.4 km away. Entry is free, and the postcode for navigation is BS11 9DE.
About
Avonmouth Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.4895°, -2.6923°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Avonmouth Bridge is a road bridge that carries the M5 motorway over the River Avon into Somerset near Bristol, England. The main span is 538 ft (164 m) long, and the bridge is 4,554 ft (1,388 m) long, with an air draught above mean high water level of 98.4 ft (30 m). It also has a separate footpath and cycleway which connects the B4054 near Avonmouth station with the Royal Portbury Dock and the village of Pill.
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Background
Architecture
The bridge was built with three lanes each way, with full hard shoulders. In 1995–2000, it was widened to four lanes each way, with the result that the hard shoulders are no longer of full width. The bridge was built to allow tall ships to pass underneath. This gave the bridge steep gradients that cause heavy vehicles to slow down, resulting in congestion during rush hour and the summer tourist season: traffic can back up both on the bridge and on the approaches. The construction contract was let to Fairfield-Mabey and commenced in 1969; Fairfield-Mabey placed a sub-contract with Tarmac Civil Engineering for the foundations, piers and deck concreting works.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4895, -2.6923
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS11 9DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol North West
- Nearest railway station
- Portway Park and Ride — 0.4 km
- Opening
- May 1974
Sources
- osm: w673437079 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Avonmouth Bridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 040424 026 avonmouth.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Villages · 1.2 km
Penpole Point
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Harbours & ports · 1.4 km
Pill
Villages · 1.4 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Avonmouth Bridge?
- Avonmouth Bridge is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS11 9DE), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- What is Avonmouth Bridge?
- Avonmouth Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Avonmouth Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Portway Park and Ride, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS11 9DE.
- Is Avonmouth Bridge a protected site?
- Yes — Avonmouth Bridge is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Avonmouth Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Avonmouth Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Avonmouth Bridge?
- The nearest railway station is Portway Park and Ride, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS11 9DE.