What is River Hull?
{{No sources|date=November 2020}} [[File:River Hull tidal barrier 1.jpg|thumb|{{center|River Hull tidal barrier, at the end of the River Hull where it meets the [[River Humber]] Estuary.}}]] The '''River Hull''' is a [[river]] in [[Yorkshire]] in the north of [[England]]. It has its [[Source (river or stream)|source]] in the [[Yorkshire Wolds]]. It [[Confluence|joins]] the [[River Humber]] [[estuary]] in the centre of [[Kingston upon Hull]]. The river separates the industrial area of the city, and several opening bridges have been constructed. These continue to cause traffic delays during high [[tide]]s, though river traffic is not so heavy any more in recent years. == Bridges == These are the bridges in the Hull area:- * Footbridge to ''The Deep'' * Myton Bridge on Garrison Road A1033 * Drypool Bridge * North Bridge * Scott Street Bridge (permanently raised) * Sculcoates Bridge (its not called Chapman Street Bridge) * Wilmington Bridge (former railway, now footpath and cycles). Built by the [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway]] in 1907. * Hull Bridge (railway). Built by the [[Hull and Barnsley Railway]] in 1885, still used by freight trains. * Stoneferry Bridges * Sutton Road Bridge * Ennerdale Link Road. The most recent bridge, replacing a failed flooded tunnel. == Other websites == {{Commonscat|River Hull}} * [http://www.driffieldnavigation.co.uk/history/old-guide-info/history-old-guide.htm Driffield canal history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201162016/http://www.driffieldnavigation.co.uk/history/old-guide-info/history-old-guide.htm |date=2008-12-01 }} * [http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_02/Tour02_4.html Tour of the River Hull by boat] * [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=53.739711,-0.330443&spn=0.003268,0.009978&t=k&om=1 Google Maps Satellite View] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, River}} [[Category:Rivers of Yorkshire]]