Three bridges in Hull.

Good morning. Yesterday I got on the bus at Barton on the south side of the Humber, and got off at the Paragon Interchange in Hull. It is a bus and train station combined. There is a very good Tourist Information kiosk there. I stopped to have a chat to see if there are any new maps for the city. Nope, the maps I have from a previous visit are still ok to use. 

I wanted to start off my walk close to where the River Hull joins the River Humber, and walk alongside it to photograph the bridges. Don't know why, I need to have a plan rather than just snap away willynilly. To cross the main A63 road which divides Hull is a bit of a nightmare. It has been for some time now. There are very limited places to cross, best to take the footbridge to the Marina. I found myself in Humber Dock Street which is now a massive building site which is being renovated. It will be like this for 39 weeks. The businesses, mainly eating and drinking establishments, are going to struggle to keep their customers. What a mess, and where is the money coming from to pay for all this. 

I headed down to the Humber Bank and followed the cycle path to The Deep. A big aquarium that looks like The Titanic. No pictures of that this time. This first bridge is a footbridge which crosses this stretch of water. You can walk to The Deep from here. Behind it is the Tidal Surge Barrier. Which is always up in the air. I have never seen it lowered. Tidal surges only happen once in a while.  

The sky is not playing ball today. Dull and overcast, so the pictures are going to look pretty boring. Beyond the barrier is Myton Bridge. The main east/west route through Hull. Which is actually Kingston upon Hull, but nobody ever uses it's full name. 

Myton Bridge from the other side. 

The next bridge I come to is Scale Lane Bridge. A pedestrian bridge. Info from Wiki. 

Scale Lane Footbridge is an apostrophe-shaped pedestrian swing bridge in Hull, England. The bridge has a rotating mechanism, allowing it to swing open horizontally, letting vessels pass beneath on the River Hull. It was the first bridge in the world to allow pedestrians to remain on the bridge while it is in motion.

I don't think these barges have moved for some years. 

The next one is Drypool Bridge. This bridge has been undergoing repair work. 

Drypool Bridge has reopened today (Friday 26 April 2024) following the completion of detailed investigations and surveys, which have concluded that the bridge is safe for use whilst major repair works are being planned. 

At this point I decided that the dull sky was dampening my enthusiasm for photographing more bridges. I came to a dead end on this side of the water, so turned round to go back. If I was to carry on, the map shows I would have to continue on the other side.

Looks like an encampment has been abandoned here. 

Backtrack to the Premier Inn. Car park below, rooms on top. 

Let's go for plan B. Back to the banks of the Humber and head for the Docks. This is an eyecatching building. It's very close to a tidy looking housing estate. 

I'll end this post here. Come back later to see where I went next. 

Thanks for popping in. It's Friday so have a good weekend. Toodle pip.   ilona