Humber Bridge

The Humber Bridge is a single span suspension bridge crossing the River Humber at Kingston-Upon Hull. It was built between 1973 and 1981 and was granted grade I listed status in 2017.

Opening

The bridge was opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. The official opening was on 17 July 1981 by Queen Elizabeth II.

Construction

Construction of the bridge.

The suspension bridge had 3 spans: Hessle side (280m), Barton side (530m) and main centre span (1410m) making a total of 2,220m or 1.38 miles. It was the world’s longest single span suspension bridge when it opened and it held this record for 16 years. Cost was £90 million.

It has a D2 arrangement plus paths on either side that permit foot and cycles to cross since they are banned for the main carriageway. However in April 2021 these paths were closed due to high numbers of deaths. However a path is now open for a restricted period daily.

Routes

Route	To	Notes
A15	Lincoln, Grimsby(M180), Immingham(M180)(A160)
A15	Hull (A63), Selby(A63)
A164	Beverley, Bridlington
A1077	Winterton
A1077	Barton upon Humber
A1105	Anlaby

Links

• Humberbridge.co.uk History  2022 (archive.org)

• Hull Daily Mail 40th Anniversary Article  24.06.2021 (archive.org)

References

Videos

Tom Scott - How to Stop a Colossal Bridge Corroding

A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're checking that it's staying fixed.

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