The Humber Bridge [38 photos] in TA024245 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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The Humber Bridge

The Humber Bridge spans the Humber Estuary between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. It is a 2,220-metre (7,280 ft) single-span suspension bridge with the north tower sited on the high water line and the south tower founded in shallow water 500m from the shore. The bridge opened to traffic on 24 June 1981; at that time, it was the longest of its type in the world, a record it held for seventeen years until it was surpassed in 1998; it is the eighth-longest. Its central span of 1,410 metres (4,626 ft) means that it still has the longest suspended central span in Britain (Link

Engineering Timelines).

The opening of the bridge reduced the road-distance between Hull and Grimsby by nearly 50 miles and it is now used by more than 8 million road vehicles per year (Link

Humber Bridge Board). Current (2017) toll charges range from £1.50 per crossing for cars up to £12 per crossing for large goods vehicles. Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists may cross the bridge free of charge (Link

Humber Bridge Board Toll Charges).

by David Dixon

Created: Wed, 12 Jul 2017, Updated: Wed, 12 Jul 2017

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TA0225 : Underneath the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : Cliff Road and Humber Bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : Humber estuary from the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : Looking south on the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : Runners approaching the north tower by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : Sliproad onto the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0222 : Humber Bridge approach by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : Towards the toll booths by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : West side of the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0224 : Running across the Humber Bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0223 : Runners on the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : Humber Bridge Northern Toll Plaza by David Dixon

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TA0224 : Humber Bridge Eastern Walkway by David Dixon

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TA0223 : Eastern Walkway, Humber Bridge (looking south) by David Dixon

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TA0225 : Looking across the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0223 : Humber Bridge Pedestrian Walkway by David Dixon

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TA0224 : Pedestrian Walkway on eastern Side of The Humber Bridge by David Dixon

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TA0223 : Fields beside the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0223 : Looking north across the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0225 : The Humber Bridge by David Dixon

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TA0225 : Hessle Foreshore, West of the Humber Bridge by David Dixon

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TA0225 : West path over the Humber by DS Pugh

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TA0223 : Humber Estuary from the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0222 : Cycle path approaching the bridge by DS Pugh

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TA0223 : The Southern End of the Humber Bridge by David Dixon

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TA0226 : Towards the toll booths by DS Pugh

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TA0224 : Humber Bridge Pedestrian Walkway by David Dixon

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TA0223 : Humber Bridge, Southern Tower by David Dixon

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