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Description and History of Site:-
When opened on 17th July 1981 with a central span of 1,410m it was the worlds longest suspension bridge, but is now the eighth. It 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. When it opened in 1981 both sides of the bridge were in the non-metropolitan county of Humberside until its dissolution in 1996. Built by British Bridge Builders (A consortium of Sir William Arrol & Co, Cleveland Bridge & Engineering and Redpath Dorman Long Ltd).
In 1994 the Labrum noted that:- Opened to traffic in June 1981 after eight years under construction this superb modern suspension bridge was at the time the longest span of any bridge in the world. The main span of 1410 m and the asymmetric north and south side spans of 280 m and 530 m respectively are suspended from hollow reinforced concrete towers that reach 155.5 m above the tops of their piers the first major suspension bridge to use concrete in this way. Each 700 mm diameter 5,500 tonne suspension cables consists of 37 strands each strand having 404 individual 5 mm high tensile steel wires. The welded steel deck structure is 28.5 m wide overall and 4.5 m deep and is suspended from the main cables by inclined hangers. The deck carries a dual carriageway road with a combined footpath/cycle track on each side. The bridge was designed by Freeman Fox & Partners. John Howard & Co built the towers and substructure and a consortium, British Bridge Builders Ltd, erected the steel substructure.
Further Reading and References:-
Engineering the Humber Bridge, Humber Bridge Board, 1981.
New Civil Engineer: supplement, May 1981.
http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=76
Wright, Neil R. 'A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Lincolnshire and South Humberside'. 1983, AIA and The Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology
Labrum, E A. Civil Engineering Heritage Eastern & Central England. Thomas Telford, 1994.
Wilkinson C, Bridging the Humber, Cerialis Press York 1981
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