The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humber_Bridge" id="mwAVA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Humber Bridge">Humber Bridge</a> opens to traffic, connecting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire" id="mwAVE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire" id="mwAVI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a>. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17<span id="mwAVM" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>years.