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Humber Bridge 1981
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Humber Bridge
Held the record for the world's longest single span bridge for 16 years
Key Facts
Ultra-long steel suspended bridge deck
The world’s longest single span suspension bridge at the time
44,000 miles of suspension cable
Location
Hull, England
Across the Humber Estuary
Linking East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
From Hessle to Barton-on-Humber
Designers / Engineers
Freeman Fox & Partners (FFP)
Original design led by Sir Gilbert Roberts
Final design by Bernhard Wex (FFP) using Bill Brown’s aerodynamic box girder deck design
Description
Suspension bridge
1,410m main span
2,220m total length
Main contractors
John Howard and Co. Ltd.
Sir William Arrol & Co.
Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd.
John Thompson Ltd.
Redpath Dorman Long Ltd.
Construction
Began in July 1972
Opened 24 June 1981
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