Everything about River Hull totally explained
The
River Hull is a navigable
river in the
East Riding of Yorkshire in the north of
England.
It has its
source in the
Yorkshire Wolds. It is navigable from its junction with the
Driffield Navigation at
Aike Beck, and it continues via the junctions with the
Leven Canal, the
Arram Beck and
Beverley Beck. It then
joins the
Humber estuary in the centre of
Kingston upon Hull.
Its course bisects the city's industrial area, and several opening bridges have been constructed. These continue to cause traffic delays during high tides, though river traffic has decreased in recent years.
There are plans to build a barrage at the mouth of the Hull where it joins the
Humber Estuary to maintain a constant water level as it passes through the city.
Bridges
These are the bridges in the Hull area which cross the river Hull:-
A number of
- Footbridge to The Deep
- Myton Bridge on Garrison Road A63
- Drypool Bridge
- North Bridge Grade II Listed 1994
- Scott Street Bridge Grade II listed 1994 (permanently raised due to failed antique hydraulics)
- Sculcoates Bridge Grade II listed 1994 (oldest bridge in the city)
- Wilmington Swing Bridge Grade II Listed (former railway, now footpath and cycles). Built by the North Eastern Railway in 1907.
- River Hull Railway Bridge Grade II Listed 1994 Built by the Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1885, still used by freight trains.
- Stoneferry Bridges
- Sutton Road Bridge
- Ennerdale Link Bridges on Raich Carter Way. The most recent bridges, replacing a failed flooded tunnel.
Further Information
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