Humber Bridge - Barton-upon-Humber

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Humber Bridge - Barton-upon-Humber

Humber Bridge
An Act of parliament was passed in 1959 to build the bridge between Barton-upon-Humber on the South Bank (Lincolnshire) & Hessle on the North Bank (Yorkshire). In 1969 the decision was made to build the bridge which was started in July 1972 & took until June 1981 to complete. Once completed the the Humber Bridge was the longest single span bridge in the World & remained so for some 17 years. Top	Sunset over the Humber Bridge
Facts & Figures
Bridge Official Opening : 17/07/1981 Overall Span: 2220 m North Span: 280 m Main Span: 1410 m South Span: 530 m Height: 155.5 m Above Deck Width: 28.5 m Deck Materials Used Include: 27500 Tonnes of Steel & 480000 Tonnes of Concrete Do you know where the longest is ? Click for answer. Top

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