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The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years.
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Humber Bridge
Suspension bridge in England
The Humber Bridge is a 2.22 km single-span road suspension bridge near Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. When it opened to traffic on 24 June 1981, it was the longest of its type in the world; the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge surpassed it in 1998, and it became the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yorkshire
Historic county of England
Yorkshire is a historic county in Northern England. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the city of York.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lincolnshire
County of England
Lincolnshire, abbreviated Lincs, is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to the north, the North Sea to the east, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)