Humber Bridge (East Yorkshire)

The Humber Bridge is a landmark crossing the humber estuary. It is a suspension bridge similar in design to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco. The first design of a crossing for the Humber Bridge was acually a tunnel and the idea was first constructed in 1872. Over the next 100 years a number of ideas were put forward for the crossing. In 1973 work began on the bridge you see today. In total the bridge took 8 years to build as it was quite a complex operation. The queen opened the bridge on 24th June 1981 and the area went up in commercial and economical status. Soon after the opening of the bridge many new businesses moved into the ...  Read the complete review

Whilst an enthusiasm for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, or the Forth Rail Bridge may be understandable, the third in my series of bridge reviews is probably rather less so. Indeed, this particular bridge has been slated as being an economic millstone to the Humberside area and a drain on the finances of local residents, who have little other choice but to use it in their daily commute, paying through the nose for so doing. Two factors, I am sure, very much at odds with its original conception. My review here is not politically motivated, although I do strongly support the locals' views. WHAT IS THE HUMBER BRIDGE? It is a suspension ...  Read the complete review