@Rolebama, @Nick, @Beelzebub, @Drivingforfun. Thanks for taking part! Now itβs time for the answersβ¦
(Drumrollβ¦ π₯)
The bridge: Since I live in Wales, this one was easy for me, but I can see how it might be trickier if you havenβt visited. Some of you were very close (and a few spot on)! Itβs not the Prince of Wales Bridge (that opened in the 90s), but the older one, now known as the M48 Severn Bridge.
The decade: The photo is from the 1960s. Well done to those who nailed it! π
The car: Most likely a Hillman Minx (Series V or VI, circa 1964β1967).
Soβ¦ what do you think, shall we make this a regular series? Just one rule though: no cheating with Google Lens (sorry, boss β that makes it far too easy π).
Sorry to be a pain but the original Severn bridge carried the M4 across the rivers Severn and Wye.
It had two lanes in each direction. (I used it often in the toll days, I lived in South Wales then)
The new bridge also has four lanes and the M4 was diverted to the new bridge.
The 'spare' bit of the M4 was renamed M48, and the old bridge became the M48 Severn Crossing.
I never did use the new crossing before I left, I think when we left Wales the tolls had just ended, and the new bridge had not opened but was near completion.
On both bridges the suspension cables are outside the roads, on the old bridge the footpaths are cantilevered outside the suspension points (hangers). The locals told me there had been restrictions on the old bridge from time to time due to corrosion in the cables but the problems were fixed, and the bridge was back to normal.
Since the new bridge came into service, the old bridge was found to have more corrosion troubles resulting in a weight limit of 7.5 tons or may be 7.5 tonnes until a fix was found.
The bridge in the picture has two visible lanes between the hangers so is not the M48 Severn bridge? Beyond saying it is a suspension bridge with two lanes I am stumped.