Humber Bridge (nearby)

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The Humber Bridge is a major suspension bridge in northern England that spans the Humber Estuary, linking East Yorkshire with North Lincolnshire and serving as an iconic regional landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
road bridge
suspension bridge
carries A15 road NERFINISHED
connects Barton-upon-Humber NERFINISHED
East Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
Hessle
North Lincolnshire
constructionEndDate 1981
constructionStartDate 1972
country United Kingdom
crosses Humber Estuary
crossesBodyOfWater Humber
designedAs single-span suspension bridge
designedBy Freeman Fox and Partners
function road transport
hasCyclePath true
hasPedestrianPath true
hasType long-span bridge
heritageStatus Grade I listed structure (towers and anchorages)
latitude 53.710
locatedIn England
locatedInRegion Northern England NERFINISHED
locatedNear Hessle Foreshore
Humber Bridge Country Park
longitude -0.453
mainSpanLength 1410 metres
maintainedBy Humber Bridge Board
material concrete
steel
nearestCity Kingston upon Hull NERFINISHED
notableFor iconic regional landmark
numberOfLanes 4
opened 1981
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II
openedInDecade 1980s
openedToTraffic 1981
openingDate 1981-06-24
partOf transport infrastructure of Yorkshire and the Humber
regionServed East Yorkshire NERFINISHED
North Lincolnshire NERFINISHED
statusAtOpening world's longest single-span suspension bridge
tollAppliesTo motor vehicles
tollRoad true
totalLength 2220 metres
towerHeight 155.5 metres

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kingston upon Hull
hasLandmark

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