24 September 2024
Alan Wood & Partners specialists cover the entire range of civil engineering needs across all sectors in Yorkshire and beyond.
One significant example of civil engineering in Yorkshire is the Humber Bridge.
Here is everything you need to know about this civil engineering project.
Year Constructed / 1981
Duration / 8 years
Cost / £98m (£345m today)
Contractor / Restoration Projects
Bridge Length / 2,220m
Location / River Humber, East Yorkshire
• The Humber Bridge was the longest single span suspension bridge in the world when it opened in June 1981
• There had been talk about a crossing at this point for over 60 years. The first designs were produced in 1927
• The bridge was made a Grade 1 listed building in 2017 to mark Hull’s year as UK City of Culture.
Despite the resistance over its construction the bridge became a popular route for motorists. By 2006 it was carrying around 120,000 vehicles a week.
The bridge has reduced journey times in the region – it cut the road distance between Hull and Grimsby by nearly 50 miles (80km).
• Engineers constructed the bridge's spans by suspending them from hollow reinforced concrete towers 155m high
• It was the first major suspension bridge to use concrete in this way rather than steel towers more commonly used in bridges
• The cables that hold the deck are 700mm in diameter and each weigh 5,500 tonnes
• Each cable is made up of 37 strands of 404 lengths made of high tensile galvanised steel wire
• Each cable was designed to take a load of 19,400 tonnes
• The deck is made up of 124 steel boxes weighing 120-168 tonnes
• Engineers lifted the boxes into place using two 20 tonne gantries attached to the bridge cables
Civil engineering is at the heart of Alan Wood & Partners, just as it is at the heart of improving our communities.
To ensure that your civil engineering requirements are met, we understand how focused planning, design, management, and delivery effort must be matched with client and community values.
We have over 40 years of experience and use it to provide the most practical, inventive, and effective civil engineering solutions in Yorkshire and beyond.
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