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United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
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List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom This is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom's railways, past and present. See also *List of bridges in the United Kingdom *List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom *List of lattice girder bridges in the Uni ...
. Canal aqueducts are listed under:
List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom This list of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom covers Navigable aqueduct, aqueducts that have articles in Wikipedia. The actual number of canal aqueducts is much greater. See also *:Aqueducts in the United Kingdom *Navigable aqueduct *C ...


England


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Scotland


Glasgow

All bridges are over the
River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...
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Rest of Scotland


Northern Ireland


Wales

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Brecon Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the coun ...
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Britannia Bridge Britannia Bridge ( cy, Pont Britannia) is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. It was originally designed and built by the noted railway engineer Robert Stephenson as a tubular bridge of wr ...
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Briton Ferry Briton Ferry ( cy, Llansawel) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The Welsh name may indicate that the church, ''llan'', is protected from the wind, ''awel''. Alternatively, ''Sawel'' may be a derivative ...
Bridge, carries the M4 over the River Neath south of the town of
Neath Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...
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Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
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Cardiff Bridge Cardiff Bridge (also known locally as Canton Bridge) is the road bridge crossing the River Taff at the approximate site of the original river crossing, close to Cardiff Castle in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. Early history A bridge link crossi ...
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Conwy Suspension Bridge The Conwy Suspension Bridge is a Grade I-listed structure and is one of the first road suspension bridges in the world. Located in the medieval town of Conwy in Conwy county borough, North Wales, it is now only passable on foot. The bridge is ...
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Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE, (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotla ...
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Menai Suspension Bridge The Menai Suspension Bridge ( cy, Pont y Borth, Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was the world's f ...
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Monnow Bridge Monnow Bridge ( cy, Pont Trefynwy ), in Monmouth, Wales, is the only remaining medieval fortification, fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower standing on the bridge. Such bridge towers were common across Europe from Middl ...
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Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...
* Newport Bridge * Newport,
Caerleon Bridge Caerleon Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Usk at Caerleon in the city of Newport, Wales, carrying the B4236 road from Caerleon-ultra-Pontem into Caerleon itself. The stone built bridge was built by David Edwards between in 1806 and ...
*Newport,
City Bridge City Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk, for motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians, in the city of Newport, South Wales. It was opened in 2004 as part of the construction/re-generation of the Southern Distributor Road/ A48 in Newport. ...
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Newport City footbridge Newport City footbridge is a pedestrian/cycle bridge over the River Usk in the city of Newport, South Wales. The bridge links the east bank of the river in the vicinity of Rodney Parade stadium to University Plaza on the west bank. It was ...
*Newport, George Street Bridge *Newport,
M4 motorway Usk bridge The M4 motorway Usk bridge, officially St. Julians Bridge, carries the M4 motorway across the River Usk in the city of Newport, Wales. The bridge comprises two separate structures, for the eastbound and westbound carriageways. When travelling ...
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Newport Transporter Bridge The Newport Transporter Bridge ( cy, Pont Gludo Casnewydd) is a transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South East Wales. The bridge is the lowest crossing on the River Usk. It is a Grade I listed structure. It is one of f ...
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Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed Waterloo Bridge ( cy, Pont Waterloo) is an early cast iron bridge, spanning the River Conwy at Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy county borough, north-west Wales. The bridge is located about half a mile south-east of the village. It was built by the civ ...
, by Thomas Telford


Isle of Man


See also

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List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom This is a list of viaducts and significant bridges of the United Kingdom's railways, past and present. See also *List of bridges in the United Kingdom *List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom *List of lattice girder bridges in the Uni ...
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List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom This list of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom covers Navigable aqueduct, aqueducts that have articles in Wikipedia. The actual number of canal aqueducts is much greater. See also *:Aqueducts in the United Kingdom *Navigable aqueduct *C ...
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List of lattice girder bridges in the United Kingdom This list is intended to help identify a particular early form of lattice girder bridge which was popular with bridge engineers particularly in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. The term "lattice girder", is used in th ...
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List of tunnels in the United Kingdom This is a list of road, railway, waterway, and other tunnels in the United Kingdom. A tunnel is an underground passageway with no defined minimum length, though it may be considered to be at least twice as long as wide. Some government bodies ...
* List of bridges by country


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Crossings of the River Severn This is a list of crossings of the River Severn in Great Britain (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from source to mouth. The Severn has historically been a very important and busy river, and has been bridged throughou ...
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Crossings of the River Thames The River Thames is the second-longest river in the United Kingdom, passes through the capital city, and has many crossings. Counting every channel – such as by its islands linked to only one bank – it is crossed by over 300 brid ...
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List of bridges in Cambridge The following is a list and brief history of the bridges in Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...
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List of bridges in London List of bridges in London lists the major bridges within Greater London or within the influence of London. Most of these are river crossings, and the best-known are those across the River Thames. Several bridges on other rivers have given thei ...
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Bridges of York There are nine bridges across the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse within the city of York, England, and sixteen smaller bridges and passages across the narrower River Foss. Bridges over the Ouse The earliest bridge, built by the Roman Empire ...
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List of bridges over the River Torridge The following is a list of bridges over the River Torridge in Devon listed going upstream (south) from the estuary at Bideford. The left bank of a river is that on the left of a traveller progressing downstream. References Sources

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List of bridges designed by John Carr This article contains a list of bridges designed by John Carr. Map Bridges by architect John Carr Notes References {{Reflist Grade II listed buildings in North Yorkshire Grade II listed buildings in the East Riding of Yo ...


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