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It’s a Grade 1 listing for Our Star the Humber Bridge!
It’s become an iconic part of the Hull skyline and at Neill & Brown we get a great view of this awesome structure from our Hessle depot.
On 17th July, during Hull UK City of Culture 2017, the Humber Bridge was awarded Grade 1 listed status, so we thought on the 36th anniversary of its official opening it also deserved #OurStars status.
The Humber Bridge first opened to traffic on 24th June 1981, and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 17th July 1981.
It was built by the same engineers who built the Forth Road Bridge, crossing the Firth of Forth, Scotland.
Previous to the opening of the Humber Bridge, travellers either had to catch the Humber Ferry between Corporation Pier, Hull to New Holland Pier, New Holland, Lincolnshire or drive all the way around using the M62, M18 and M180.
As a result of the bridge opening, the road distance between Hull and Grimsby was reduced by 50 miles.
With a total length of 2200m, the Humber Bridge held the record for the longest single span suspension bridge for 17 years, until the opening of Japan’s Akashi Kaikyō Bridge on 5th April 1998.
Each tower of the bridge stands at 510ft tall and a total of 44,000 miles of suspension cable is used.
The bridge is designed to tolerate constant motion and bends more than 3m in winds of 80mph.
Every year the bridge is used by over 8million vehicles.
The Humber Bridge is a truly tremendous structure and we are proud to be situated within its shadow. The bridge plays a vital role in Neill & Brown’s daily transportation services.
