Oh My Goodness, Thirty one years! I was born and bred in Hessle and could see the Hessle tower from my bedroom window. I was in the crowd when the Queen officially opened the bridge on 17th July, holding my small son in my arms. My small son celebrated his thirty fourth birthday a few days ago. At last I have something up on Roy! Not only have I driven across the bridge, I have rode across on a bike and walked across on my two short legs <lol> I left the UK shortly after the bridge opened and have lived in Australia ever since, returning a couple of times and naturally visited the bridge! Sue > "Tomorrow, Sunday June 24 2012, marks the 31st birthday of the opening to > traffic of the > Humber Bridge. A formal opening ceremony by the Queen followed on 17 July. > From 1981 > until 1998 it was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world > but now only ranks in > fifth place, having been overtaken by others in Japan, China and Denmark.

I too was born in Hessle but well before any Bridge was thought up While I have driven across many time unlike Sue I have never walked or cycled When I was a young chap I would have been glad of it to bike across

I have taken time to reply to this as I have only just got back from Ottawa. Like Sue I too was born in Hessle, but lived in London, so saw the bridge being built every time I visited my parents. My father was getting frustrated with all the delays. He kept saying he wondered if he would still be alive when it was completed. Happy to say he was and could have been the oldest driver to drive across. He died in 1984 aged 93 I have walked and driven across the bridge. Every time I visit Hull I always look forward to another view of the bridge as I drive along the A63 No one appears to have mentioned that the tolls have been halved recently. At least that is what I learned from the Hull Daily Mail before I went to Canada. Needless to say it is still my favourite bridge but then I am biased! Victor On 24/06/2012 1:44 PM, Sue Monaghan wrote: > Oh My Goodness, Thirty one years! I was born and bred in Hessle and could > see the Hessle tower from my bedroom window. I was in the crowd when the > Queen officially opened the bridge on 17th July, holding my small son in my > arms. My small son celebrated his thirty fourth birthday a few days ago. > At last I have something up on Roy! Not only have I driven across the > bridge, I have rode across on a bike and walked across on my two short legs > <lol> > > I left the UK shortly after the bridge opened and have lived in Australia > ever since, returning a couple of times and naturally visited the bridge! > > Sue > > >> "Tomorrow, Sunday June 24 2012, marks the 31st birthday of the opening to >> traffic of the >> Humber Bridge. A formal opening ceremony by the Queen followed on 17 July. >> From 1981 >> until 1998 it was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world >> but now only ranks in >> fifth place, having been overtaken by others in Japan, China and Denmark. > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message