THE Mersey Gateway toll bridge has been named as one of the top highest earning in the UK in a new study.

The crossing, which links Runcorn and Widnes, made more than £40million in one year according to Moneybarn Car Finance which placed it 3rd in a list of toll roads' total revenue on a weekday.

Dartford Crossing on the M25 in Essex is the toll bridge earning the highest revenue of £209 million per year.

The M6 Toll road, which is owned by Midland Expressway, earns the second highest revenue of £53.7 million per year.

And the Mersey Gateway in Cheshire, connecting the towns of Runcorn and Widnes, is the third highest earning toll road, making more than £40 million between October 2020 and September 2021.

Here is a link to the research: https://www.moneybarn.com/bad-credit-car-finance/