Second Severn Crossing

M4 motorway bridge over the Severn Estuary in the United Kingdom
Place road_bridge Q1287969
Second Severn Crossing
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Second Severn Crossing

Summary

Second Severn Crossing is a road bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of road_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Second Severn Crossing is located in South Gloucestershire[3].
  • Second Severn Crossing is located in Monmouthshire[4].
  • Second Severn Crossing is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Second Severn Crossing's image is recorded as New severn bridge best 750pix.jpg[6].
  • Second Severn Crossing's instance of is recorded as road bridge[7].
  • Second Severn Crossing's instance of is recorded as cable-stayed bridge[8].
  • Second Severn Crossing's instance of is recorded as segmental bridge[9].
  • Second Severn Crossing's owned by is recorded as John Laing plc[10].
  • Second Severn Crossing's owned by is recorded as Vinci[11].
  • Second Severn Crossing's owned by is recorded as Bank of America[12].
  • Second Severn Crossing's owned by is recorded as Barclays Investment Bank[13].
  • Charles III is named after Second Severn Crossing[14].
  • Second Severn Crossing's crosses is recorded as Severn Estuary[15].
  • Second Severn Crossing's made from material is recorded as concrete[16].
  • Second Severn Crossing's made from material is recorded as steel[17].
  • Second Severn Crossing's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 238764103[18].
  • Second Severn Crossing's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2017000271[19].
  • Second Severn Crossing's location is recorded as South West England[20].
  • Second Severn Crossing's Commons category is recorded as Second Severn Crossing[21].
  • Second Severn Crossing's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5979157[22].
  • Second Severn Crossing's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000582[23].
  • Second Severn Crossing's officially opened by is recorded as Charles III[24].
  • +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Second Severn Crossing[25].
  • Second Severn Crossing's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5745, 'lon': -2.7016}[26].
  • Second Severn Crossing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lnzv[27].

Body

Geography

Second Severn Crossing is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include South Gloucestershire[3], an unitary authority area in England[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Monmouthshire[4], a principal area of Wales[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Physical Characteristics

Second Severn Crossing's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5128'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include road bridge[7], cable-stayed bridge[8], and segmental bridge[9]. Second Severn Crossing's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[33].

History and Context

+1996-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Second Severn Crossing[25]. Owners include John Laing plc[10], a business[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1848[36], headquartered in London[37]; Vinci[11], an organization[38], in France[39], founded in 1899[40], headquartered in Nanterre[41]; Bank of America[12], a credit institution[42], in United States[43], founded in 1998[44], headquartered in Charlotte[45]; and Barclays Investment Bank[13], a business[46], founded in 1997[47], headquartered in London[48]. Charles III is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Second Severn Crossing ranks in the top 2% of road_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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