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s0000290 |
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05/21/99 |
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12/07/04 |
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| Description | Value |
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| cables |
steel wire
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| deck |
steel
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| suspenders |
steel wire
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| towers |
reinforced concrete
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main span |
1 410 m | | |
total length |
2 220 m | | |
span lengths |
280 m - 1410 m - 530 m |
| cables |
number of cables |
2 | | |
strands per cable |
37 | | |
wires per strand |
404 | | |
weight |
11 000 t | | |
wire diameter |
5 mm | | |
on-axis distance between cables at top of towers |
22.200 m |
| deck |
width |
28.500 m | | |
deck depth |
4.500 m | | |
number of lanes |
2 x 2 | | |
roadway / carriageway width |
2 x 7.300 m | | |
sidewalk width |
2 x 3.000 m |
| suspenders |
wire diameter |
62 mm |
| towers |
height |
155.50 m |
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concrete weight |
480 000 t |
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| 1959
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| Passing of the Humber Bridge Act |
| July 1972
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| Work begins on the south approaches |
| March 1973
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| Work begins on the substructure |
| April 1973
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| Work begins on the superstructure |
| May 1974
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| North tower completed |
| July 1976
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| Completion of south tower |
| September 1977- July 1979
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| Cable spinning |
| October 1979
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| First box section of the superstructure is erected |
| July 1980
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| Closing of the superstructure |
| 24 June 1981
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| First traffic passes over the bridge |
| 17 July 1981
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| Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II |
| 1992
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| Installation of a dehumidification system for the cable saddles and the main girder. |
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| The cable carrying the shorter side span has 800 more wires than the rest of the bridge. |
Humber Bridge Tourist Information Centre
North Bank Viewing Area, Ferriby Road, Hessle HU13 OLN.
Tel: (01482) 640 852 |
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Highlevel handover, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2007, n. 49 .
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Roger Evans: bridgemaster, the Humber Bridge, in
"The Structural Engineer", 6 March 2001, n. 5 v. 79 .
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Brown, David J. Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA) , ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 148-149.
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Deswarte, Sylvie L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 147.
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Karuna, R. In service modelling of the Humber Bridge, presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998.
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Leonhardt, Fritz Brücken / Bridges (4th edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany) , ISBN 3421025908, 1994; pp. 293-294.
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Prade, Marcel Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170653, 1990; pp. 280-281.
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Quaranta, Arnaud Le Passage (1st edition), Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg) , ISBN 287996976X, 1999; pp. 168-169.
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Simm, Dave Trio on trial, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 3rd Quarter 2005, n. 40 v. 11 .
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Torres Arcila, Martha Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico) , ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 64-71.
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