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JOHN LAING PLC. Second Severn Crossing, M4, New Passage, Pilning and Severn Beach, Gloucestershire,13/08/1993. Creator: John Laing plc.

JOHN LAING PLC. A view of the construction of the Second Severn Crossing, showing cranes on platforms and concrete caissons installed in the River Severn. The Second Severn Crossing took four years to build and was a joint civil engineering project between Laing Civil Engineering and the French company GTM. The work started in April 1992 and the opening ceremony later took place on 5th June 1996. The crossing is a cable-stayed bridge which stretches over 5000 metres across the River Severn, 3 miles downstream from the Severn Bridge which opened in 1966.

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JOHN LAING PLC

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Second Severn Crossing, M4, New Passage, Pilning and Severn Beach, Gloucestershire,13/08/1993. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption:

A view of the construction of the Second Severn Crossing, showing cranes on platforms and concrete caissons installed in the River Severn. The Second Severn Crossing took four years to build and was a joint civil engineering project between Laing Civil Engineering and the French company GTM. The work started in April 1992 and the opening ceremony later took place on 5th June 1996. The crossing is a cable-stayed bridge which stretches over 5000 metres across the River Severn, 3 miles downstream from the Severn Bridge which opened in 1966.

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Album / Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

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5301 x 5353 px | 81.2 MB

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44.9 x 45.3 cm | 17.7 x 17.8 in (300 dpi)

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