Hull does not appear in the Domesday book, but there are 14th century records of a ferry across the Humber. In 1315 tolls were 1/2d for a man on foot, 1d for a man with his horse, 2d for a cart with two horses and 1d for each extra horse.

When the ferry operated across the Humber, 90,000 vehicles used it every year. More than 100,000 vehicles use the bridge each week.

Before the bridge was built, the ferry trip across the Humber took a minimum of 20 minutes dependant upon the weather and tide. Sometimes boats even got stuck on sandbanks.

The bridge is constantly moving. It bends more than three metres in the middle in winds of 80mph and the towers bend inwardly at the top.

A total of 480,000 tonnes of concrete were used to build the bridge.

The bridge boasts 80 acres of painted steelwork with 20 acres exposed to the elements.

The bridge towers are 36mm (1.4 inches) further apart at the top than the bottom to take account of the curvature of the earth.

The main cable contains 11,000 tonnes of steel wire - enough to stretch one and a half times around the world, a total of 43,000 miles.

The anticipated lifespan of the bridge is 120 years.

A Japanese container ship bears the name Humber Bridge.

The bridge has featured in several UK films and television programmes including Only Fools and Horses, The Beiderbecke Affair and Adrian Mole.

The bridge held the world record as the longest single span suspension bridge for 17 years.