Humber Bridge

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The Humber Bridge is a major suspension bridge in England that spans the Humber Estuary, once among the world’s longest of its kind and a key regional transport link.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road bridge
suspension bridge
carries A15 road
clearanceBelow 30 m
connects Barton-upon-Humber
linked to: Barton-on-Humber

Hessle
constructionStartDate 1972
country United Kingdom
crosses Humber Estuary
crossesBodyOfWaterType estuary
deckType steel box girder
designedBy Freeman Fox & Partners
fundingModel toll-financed
hasCableType main cables with vertical hangers
hasCyclePath yes
hasHeritageStatus Grade I listed structure
hasPedestrianPath yes
hasStructureType single-span suspension
hasVisitorFacility Humber Bridge Country Park
height 155.5 m
heldLongestSpanRecordFrom 1981
heldLongestSpanRecordUntil 1998
length 2220 m
listingCountry England
locatedIn East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Lincolnshire
mainSpanLength 1410 m
maintainedBy Humber Bridge Board
material concrete
steel
near Kingston upon Hull
linked to: Hull
notableFeature long central span over tidal estuary
numberOfLanes 4
opened 1981
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
openingDate 1981-06-24
partOf UK strategic road network
purpose road transport
pylonHeight 155.5 m
regionServed Lincolnshire
Yorkshire and the Humber
replacedByAsLongestSpan Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
significantFor regional connectivity
toll yes
tollAppliesTo motor vehicles
wasWorldsLongestSuspensionSpan true

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Humber Estuary hasPart Humber Bridge
Humber Estuary crossedBy Humber Bridge
A15 road usesStructure Humber Bridge
A15 road terminusNear Humber Bridge
Freeman Fox & Partners notableWork Humber Bridge
Freeman Fox & Partners designed Humber Bridge
River Humber crossedBy Humber Bridge
River Humber knownFor Humber Bridge
River Humber hasBridge Humber Bridge
Barton-on-Humber connectedBy Humber Bridge
Barton-on-Humber hasLandmark Humber Bridge
Gilbert Roberts notableWork Humber Bridge (design contribution)
linked to: Humber Bridge
Humberside hadTransportLink Humber Bridge
Humber Bridge Board operates Humber Bridge
Humber Bridge Board manages Humber Bridge
Humber Bridge Board hasAuthorityOver Humber Bridge and its approaches
linked to: Humber Bridge
Humber Bridge Country Park hasView Humber Bridge
Hessle Foreshore locatedNear Humber Bridge
Hessle Foreshore hasViewOf Humber Bridge
Hessle Foreshore hasNearbyLandmark Humber Bridge north tower
linked to: Humber Bridge
Hessle hasLandmark Humber Bridge
Hessle locatedNear Humber Bridge
M180 motorway isPartOfRouteTo Humber Bridge
Humber region traversedBy Humber Bridge
Waters’ Edge Country Park near Humber Bridge
Barton line locatedNear Humber Bridge
South Ferriby locatedNear Humber Bridge
Clive Sullivan Way connectsTo Humber Bridge