Millennium Bridge - Hull, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 44.373 W 000° 19.859
30U E 676023 N 5957851
This footbridge across the River Hull looks like a Bascule lift bridge but is actually a counterweight swing bridge.
Waymark Code: WM14KW6
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/23/2021
Views: 3
The bridge is the southernmost bridge on the River Hull. It provides pedestrian access from the old town to The Deep, one of the UK's biggest aquariums.
Historically there were a number of shipyards on the river which has a confluence with the River Humber giving access to the North Sea.
It is very close to a tidal surge flood control barrier, which although the number of ships using the rive has declined, still has a height of 26 metres. This pedestrian bridge also has to let ships through up to 26 metres high and was built as a swing bridge. The bridge has a relatively long span of 31 metres and so the bridge has a large counterweight, which makes the bridge look like it is a Bascule Lift bridge.
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