Talk:List of bridges in the United Kingdom

undated comment (pre january 2012; probably pre 2003)

Smells like a list. List of bridges in the United Kingdom? --Jiang

northern ireland bridges

Are there no bridges in Northern Ireland? seglea 01:23, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)

bridge with longest span

The Humber bridge has the longest span in the UK, but it is not the longest bridge. That honour goes to the Second Severn Crossing. Should this be mentioned in the article? Thryduulf 11:46, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Victoria Bridge in the London sub-list

This has a link to Victoria Bridge, which until an hour or so ago described a rail bridge across the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, Canada. I have now made Victoria Bridge into a dab page, and the canadian bridge is at Victoria Bridge, Montreal.

Trying to remove references to the now disambiguation page, I came across this one. Redirecting it back to Victoria Bridge, Montreal is obviously just compounding somebody else's previous error. On the other hand, I cannot bring a Victoria Bridge in London to mind. I know there is a very recent Royal Victoria Dock Bridge, and also a Victoria Bridge, Datchet, but neither of these really fit. So perforce I'm leaving this link pointing at the redirection page, in the hope somebody else can help. -- Chris j wood 14:57, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I think I just answered my own question. The article on Grosvenor Bridge says that it is sometimes known as Victoria Railway Bridge, although I've never heard it so called. Changed accordingly. -- Chris j wood 15:08, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Railway bridges and viaducts

Just to note, i have created a list on railway viaducts and bridges in the UK. I think if any appear in here, they should be moved to the article i.e. List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom. However, they are still bridges. Is there any way to avoid duplication? Simply south 16:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Scammonden bridge claim

This claim that the "Scammonden bridge, the longest single span non-suspension bridge in the world when built". seems very dubious. M62 was built in the 70s. There a number of single span non suspension bridges that are obviously longer an older: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Hell Gate Bridge. It might need to be further qualified, for example it might be the longest concrete arch bridge. Georgipetrov 19:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

? Canal Bridges/Aqueducts

I see that this list excludes railway bridges but what about canal bridges/aqueducts eg Avoncliff Aqueduct & Dundas Aqueduct which carry a canal over a river?— Rod ^talk 09:43, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Those two canal bridges were without WikiProject Bridges on the Talk page, but I fixed that, a decade after the comment by Rodw.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 04:11, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Queen Elizabeth II Bridge||County Down||

Under northern Ireland there is Queen Elizabeth II Bridge||County Down||, but this entry redirects to a bridge complex in England. What should it be?--Dthomsen8 (talk) 03:59, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Proposed restructuring

I think it would be better to restructure this list to show bridges by their type (e.g. cable-stayed, suspension, arch etc.) rather than their location. The current ordering is quite confusing: why is Greater London separated from the rest of England; why are there separate sections for England, England and Wales, Wales, England and Scotland, Scotland and the Isle of Man; why is there a separate list of bridges in Wales and not for any of the other countries. I think sections for types of bridges regardless of location would be more suitable, and also the Wales list could be merged into this one. If others agree with this I will make a start on these changes soon. I will also add images for all bridges which have one on Commons. Finally, I think a criteria for inclusion should be agreed on to avoid having every single British bridge in this list. Thanks, harrz ^talk 02:21, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Harrz Sorry, but I disagree. You have to take into account those readers who do not know the type of bridge they are looking up. They are far more likely to know the location of the bridge rather than whether it is a suspension, cantilever, cable-stayed etc. That is reason for the geographical listing. By all means, expand the list with images but also include a sortable column detailing bridge type - that way, someone can click on the arrow and it will then re-order the list by type of bridge.

The geography can be re-ordered if necessary, but the Greater London section enhances searching for our readers; there is a bridge in Richmond North Yorkshire known as either Green Bridge, or Richmond Bridge, so this avoids the confusion. The lists of England and Wales etc, detail bridges which straddle country borders so they do not wholly belong in either country but are shared. As to the merits of inclusion; the normal rule is if the bridge has a wiki article written about it. Regards. The joy of all things (talk) 10:06, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Ah, I understand now. In that case, would separate lists for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales be more beneficial? That would make it easier for readers to find the bridge they're looking for as it can be separated into sections for counties or regions of their respective countries. Furthermore, bridges which straddle borders can be included in both lists and have a note to address that. Let me know what you think.

Also, this list could then be repurposed into more of a directory to the individual countries' lists and maybe list bridges in the country by other things such as longest and tallest. harrz ^talk 17:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)