Editing River Severn (section)

===Bridges===
[[File:ShrewsburyBridges.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Welsh Bridge (Shrewsbury)|Welsh Bridge]] ''(background)'' and [[Frankwell|Frankwell Footbridge]] ''(foreground)'' in [[Shrewsbury]], Shropshire.]]
[[File:UffingtonShropshire.JPG|thumb|right|The Severn bridged by the [[A49 road]] just outside [[Shrewsbury]]. The village of [[Uffington, Shropshire]] is in the foreground.]]
{{Main|Crossings of the River Severn}}

The Severn is bridged at many places, and many of these bridges are notable in their own right. [[The Iron Bridge]] at [[Ironbridge]] was the world's first iron arch bridge. Several other bridges crossing the river were designed and built by the engineer [[Thomas Telford]].

The two major road bridges of the [[Severn crossing]] link south eastern Wales with the southern counties of England.
*[[Severn Bridge]] – opened in 1966 carrying what is now the [[M48 motorway|M48]]
*[[Second Severn Crossing]] – opened in 1996 carrying the [[M4 motorway]]

Prior to the construction of the first bridge in 1966, the channel was crossed by the [[Aust Ferry]].

Other notable bridges include:

* [[Buttington]] Bridge – built in 1872
* [[Montford Bridge]] – [[Thomas Telford|Thomas Telford's]] first ever bridge design, built between 1790 and 1792
* Welsh Bridge – in the centre of Shrewsbury, built in 1795 at a cost of £8,000
* English Bridge – also in Shrewsbury, designed and completed in 1774 by [[John Gwynn (architect)|John Gwynn]]
* [[Atcham]] Bridges – the old one built in 1774, while the newer one in 1929 carries the B4380
* [[Albert Edward Bridge]] – in Coalbrookdale, a railway bridge opened in 1864
* [[Coalport]] Bridge – like its neighbour Ironbridge, is made of cast iron, built in 1818
* [[Victoria Bridge, Worcestershire|Victoria Bridge]]  – designed by [[Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet|John Fowler]], opened in 1862. Still in use by the [[Severn Valley Railway]]
* Bewdley Bridge – designed by Telford, completed in 1798
* [[Holt Fleet]] Bridge – in Worcestershire and designed by Telford and opened in 1828
* Upton Town Bridge – built in 1940, the only bridge to cross between Worcester and Tewkesbury
* Queenshill Viaduct – carries the [[M50 motorway (Great Britain)|M50]] between Junction 1 and 2
* [[Mythe Bridge]] – designed by Telford and opened in April 1826, located in [[Tewkesbury]]
* Haw Bridge – a steel beam bridge, west of Tewkesbury
* [[Maisemore]] Bridge – carries the A417 and is a single masonry arch, dating back to 1230.
* [[Over Bridge]] – single masonry arch, built by Telford
* Over Rail Bridge – carrying the [[Gloucester to Newport Line]], currently the last bridge before the Severn Crossings, which is {{convert|30|mi}} downstream
* [[Severn Rail Bridge]] – linking the [[Forest of Dean]] to [[Sharpness, Gloucestershire|Sharpness]] docks, partially collapsed in 1960 and was dismantled in 1967–70