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The Bridge was built by many contractors the main ones were John Howard & Co (sub structure) and British Bridge Builders, this was a consortium formed by Sir
William Arrol & Co Ltd, Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co Ltd and Redpath Dorman Long Ltd. (super structure).
The bridge was designed by Freeman Fox and Partners.
( now Acer Freeman).
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Facts and Figures
Until 1998 the Humber Bridge had the longest single span of any bridge in the world. It represents a considerable achievement for British engineering design and construction.
Dimensions Table
| Main Span |
1,410 metres |
Side Spans, North
South |
280 metres
530 metres |
| Total length between anchorages |
2,220 metres |
| Clearance over high water |
30 metres |
| Carriageways |
Dual two-lane carriageway
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separate footpaths |
| Total deck width (Including footpaths) |
28.5 metres |
| Tower height above piers |
155.5 metres |
| Main cables |
Two cables, each of 14,948 wires of 5mm diameter and 1,540 N/mm2 UTS plus an additional 800 similar wires in each cable on the Hessle side |
| Diameter of main cables |
0.68 metres |
| Total length of wire |
71.000 kilometres |
| Load in each cable |
19,400 tonnes |
Weight of steel:
deck structure
main cables |
16,500 tonnes
11,000 tonnes |
| Total weight in concrete |
480,000 tonnes |
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Anchorage, North side
Anchorage, South side |
21 metres
35 metres |
Tower, North side
Tower, South side |
8 metres
36 metres |
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