that was a record we held on the humberfor 16 1400 metres.e held on the humber for 16 years. later taken by japan. a held on the humber for 16 years. later taken byjapan. a view statistics about the bridge, quite fascinating, it has enough cable holding it in place to wrap around the world almost twice. in total the structure weighs half a million tonnes. the tabloids are actually built further apart at the top stand the bottom. that is because of the curvature of the earth. this is an icon of the humber, held in high affection by people who live in the area, and walk across it, or use it for their morning commute. i spoke to one apprentice scaffolder, he had been on the project when they were starting to build it 36 years ago, he said he quickly found out he did not have a head for heights, did not continue with his work creating this magnificent piece of architecture behind me. not only the bridge getting this special status. other places including philip larkin's home. one of my favourite poets. certainly standing in sharp contrast to this