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Humber Bridge

For the bridge in Toronto, Canada, see Humber Bay Arch Bridge.
Humber Bridge
The Humber Bridge, Lincolnshire/East Yorkshire
Coordinates53°42′23″N 0°27′00″W / 53.7064°N 0.4500°W / 53.7064; -0.4500
Carries4 lanes of motor traffic (A15), pedestrian- cycle-way either side
CrossesHumber
LocaleHessle, East Riding of Yorkshire/North Lincolnshire
Maintained byThe Humber Bridge Board
Heritage statusGrade I listed
Characteristics
DesignSuspension
Total length2,220 m (7,280 ft; 1.38 mi)
Width28.5 m (94 ft)
Height155.5 m (510 ft)[1]
Longest span1,410 m (4,630 ft; 0.88 mi)
History
Construction cost£98,000,000
£151,000,000 including interest at completion[2]
OpenedTo traffic on 24 June 1981
Officially on 17 July 1981
Statistics
Daily traffic33,000 vehicles[3]
Toll
Toll/Humbertag discount
  • Motorcycle (+sidecar): £0.00
  • up to 3.5 t, caravans/motorhomes, cars with trailers: £1.50/1.35
  • 2 axle vehicles, 3.5–7.5 t, 9–16 passenger minibus, bus/coaches, agricultural vehicles: £4:00/3.60
  • min 3 axles and over 7.5 t: £12.00/10.80
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Location
Map

The Humber Bridge is a 2.22 km (2,430 yd; 7,300 ft; 1.38 mi) single-span road suspension bridge near Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. When it opened to traffic on 24 June 1981, it was the longest of its type in the world; the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge surpassed it in 1998, and is now the twelfth-longest.

The bridge spans the Humber (an estuary formed by the rivers Trent and Ouse), between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire with North Lincolnshire. Both sides of the bridge were in the non-metropolitan county of Humberside until its dissolution in 1996. The bridge can be seen for miles around, from as far as Patrington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and from out to sea miles off the coast. It is a Grade I listed building.

By 2006, the bridge carried an average of 120,000 vehicles per week.[5] The toll was £3.00 each way for cars (higher for commercial vehicles), which made it the most expensive toll crossing in the United Kingdom.[6] In April 2012, the toll was halved to £1.50 each way after the UK government deferred £150 million from the bridge's outstanding debt.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Explore The Bridge :: Engineering :: Technical Information". The Humber Bridge Board. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Shock revelation about the Humber Bridge". Grimsby Telegraph. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  3. ^ "About Us". Humber Bridge. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Toll Charges / Restrictions". humberbridge.co.uk. Humber Bridge Board. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Traffic statistics 1996–2006". The Humber Bridge Board. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
  6. ^ "Humber Bridge toll 'becomes UK's most expensive'". BBC News. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Humber Bridge toll reduction will 'boost economy'". BBC News. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Humber Bridge travellers see toll reduction". BBC News. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

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