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Route before the Bridge?

According to cbrd.co.uk, most of the M62, M18 and M180 opened only a few years before the bridge, so what route would drivers have taken before then? The A63, the ?? and the A18? Dupont Circle 19:25, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I don't know the route numbers, but I believe you had to go all the way to Goole. - Jmabel | Talk 16:56, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You would go over the Goole Bridge on what is now the A614. Getting there using the old A63, which is now the B1230, from what is now the start of the M62, to Howden. Taking the A18 eastwards from Thorne on the A614. Keith D (talk) 21:46, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Towers

The claim that the tops of the towers are 36mm further apart than the bases because of the curvature of the earth cannot be correct, and I have removed it. By my calculations, assuming the towers to be 15m apart and 150m high, and the radius of the earth to be 6400km, the correct figure is 0.35mm, which is hardly worth commenting upon. mallardview 01:20, 19 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Surely if the bridge is 2,220 metres long the towers are going to be more than the 15 meters apart quoted above 20:08, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, i went over it the other day and its definetley not 15 meters between the towers —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.12.88.86 (talk • contribs)

Indeed. The towers are nearly a mile apart, 1410m to be precise. So judging by the above calculations, it's entirely feasible that the towers might be 36mm further apart. M0RHI | Talk to me 00:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have always assumed the 35mm applied to North vs South bank towers. The bridge towers are 36mm (1.4 inches) further apart at the top than the bottom to take account of the curvature of the earth. Martin Spamer

Reference 5 is now dead and I can't find anything relevant on humberbridge.co.uk. Can anyone find a definitive source for this? Adxm (talk) 08:47, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've replaced the original link with the Wayback version but it is just simple geometry. If the two towers are 1/40,000 of the radius of the Earth tall, they'll be 1/40,000 of the distance between them further apart at the top than at the bottom.Cavrdg (talk) 11:05, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Height

What height is the road level above ground level? 195.171.79.148 (talk) 14:31, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

History

Perhaps it is just that I am old enough to remember it, but wasn't this bridge, the economic case for which wasn't absolute (as proved by the relatively low traffic levels compared with the Forth, Severn and Dartford crossings) ordered by Barbara Castle, then Transport Minister, to ensure that Labour won a by-election in Hull in early 1966. I remember it in the papers at the time but can't source anything - can anyone help? Bedwasboy (talk) 06:02, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Debt

How much is it in debt? Tom Green (talk) 12:22, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Very late but interesting nonetheless. Funded by a government loan back in 1981 of £150 million. The loan now stands at £330 million. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13773791

Dubious

Following moved from article Keith D (talk) 14:30, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Factual error? According to Wikipedia's own page on Rett's, it is unlikely that boy fetuses with the condition survive to term. The news article cited refers to autism.
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Statistics

Is it not relevant that the Humber Bridge is the lonngest bridge in the western hemisphere? Maybe it is a little parochial, but to half the global population! What says y'all? Mark Beard (talk) 18:20, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Abolishment of the tolls?

The text says:

A public inquiry into the tolls was held in the first week of March 2009. The final evidence for and against the tolls was heard on March 5. Throughout the inquiry arguments were presented to independent inspector Neil Taylor. The evidence for and against the tolls is to be assessed by British Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon, with a decision expected in summer 2009.

So, what's the current situation? Does anybody know? --Dionysos1988 (talk) 22:31, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is this from August 2009 about the government rejecting proposed increases and referring to an earlier public inquiry but that is dated in 2008 so cannot be the same thing. Keith D (talk) 22:45, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, what a pity. Let's hope for current news soon. --Dionysos1988 (talk) 19:30, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]