the Severn Bridges
/ðə ˌsevn ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
/ðə ˌsevərn ˈbrɪdʒɪz/
- two high suspension bridges (= bridges that hang from cables supported by towers at each end) which carry motorways over the river Severn near Bristol between south-west England and south Wales. The first Severn Bridge was built in the 1960s and carries the M48 motorway. The newer Severn Bridge, now called the Prince of Wales Bridge, was built in the 1990s and carries the M4.
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the Severn Bridges