THE HUMBER BRIDGE

The benefits of the newly opened humber bridge at a cost of found90M pounds from an original estimate of found13M are listed. The bridge which was opened in July 1981 took 20 years to plan and build. It is 2200M long with 155.5M high towers and 71000 km of wire making up the main cables. A brief history of the planning of the bridge is also outlined and the reasons for the high level tolls are given. Although the predicted figure is a meagre 4000 vehicles crossing the bridge daily at present it is expected to rise to 10000 in two years and 14000 by 1990. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  Surrey House, 1 Throwley Way
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Acton, P
• Publication Date: 1981-10-29

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 8-10
• Serial:
  • SURVEYOR
  • Volume: 158
  • Issue Number: 4663
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0039-6303

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Cable stayed bridges; Construction; Costs; Economics; Financing; Plan implementation; Regional planning; Rivers; Structural design; Toll bridges; Toll roads; Tourism
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 224: Cost; 255: Economics; 1088: Inland waterway; 1104: Opening (road, transp line); 359: Regional planning; 2702: Toll road; 9143: Tourism; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Economics; Finance; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348163
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM