Saturday, June 26, 2010

England - Humber Bridge 亨伯大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1983-05-25 

Humber Bridge is the fifth-largest single-span suspension bridge in the world, near Kingston upon Hull in England. It spans the Humber between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, with a centre span of 1,410 meters and a total length of 2,220 meters, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
Plans for a bridge were originally drawn up in the 1930s, and were revised in 1955, but work did not begin until 26 July 1972. The bridge opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. It was opened officially by HM The Queen on 17 July 1981.


亨伯大橋是世界上第五大單跨懸索橋,近英格蘭赫爾河畔京士頓。它跨越南岸的亨伯與巴頓亨伯河畔和北岸的赫斯爾,大橋中心跨度1,410公尺,全長2,220公尺,連接北林肯郡和東約克郡。
橋梁的計劃最早始於1930年代,1955年修訂完畢。但直到1972年7月26日才正式動工。1981年6月24日試行通車,1981年7月17日在英女王的出席下正式揭幕。

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