HC Deb 13 November 1989 vol 160 c78W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the roads, bridges or tunnels in England and Wales where tolls have to be paid.

Mr. Atkins

There are more than 50 tolled roads, bridges and tunnels in England. The major tolled estuarial crossings, owned by the Department or the relevant local authorities, are:

  • Severn Bridge
  • Dartford Tunnels
  • Humber Bridge
  • Mersey Tunnels
  • Tyne Tunnel
  • lichen Bridge
  • Tamar Bridge

The smaller undertakings are mostly privately owned.

These include:

  • Selby Bridge (North Yorkshire)
  • Aldwark Bridge (North Yorkshire)
  • Clifton Suspension Bridge (Bristol)
  • Dunham Bridge (near Lincoln)
  • Kingsland Bridge and toll road (Shrewsbury)
  • Shard Bridge (Lancashire)
  • Swinford Bridge (Oxfordshire)
  • Whitchurch Bridge (near Reading)
  • Whitney on Wye Bridge (Hereford and Worcester)

Roads, bridges and tunnels in Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.

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