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Humber Bridge

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Humber Bridge
Location Map ( geo)
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From:  Barton-Upon-Humber, Lincolnshire
To:  Hessle, near Hull, Yorkshire
County
Lincolnshire • Yorkshire
Highway Authority
North Lincolnshire • East Riding of Yorkshire
Opening Date
1981
Toll
£2.50 (Cars)
Additional Information
List No:  1447321  (Grade I)
Bridge Type:  Suspension Bridge
Engineer:  Cleveland Bridge Company
On road(s)
A15
Crossings related to the A15

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[1].

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[2]. 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


References

  1. ↑ BBC News: Humber Bridge among nine Hull locations to be given listed status (17.07.2017)
  2. ↑ Road.cc: Humber Bridge path closed to cyclists 'indefinitely' (04.04.2021) (archive.org)

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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Humber Bridge
Roads
NCN1 • A15 • A63 • A164 • A1077 • A1105 • A1177 • E20 • East Coast Motorway • EuroVelo 12
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