I was the planning officer that processed the listed building consent necessary to remove the lifting mechanism of this bridge so that it could no longer be raised. Permission for that was then eventually granted by the Government's English Heritage Dept. As for the comments re selling this bridge and the Transporter Bridge, that's a load of tripe - they're both owned and maintained by local Councils.

I talked to a Welder in Hull that told me that his first job was to weld it shut

the amount of traffic nowadays , there would be a tailback to billingham , if they ever lifted it :D

I fixed that bridge once, about 38 years ago 😛

Have you seen how hacky the water is? The Barrage sorted all that out like.

But it's sad it doesn't lift

Sadly, the bridge doesn't lift anymore. I believe they've locked everything into place.

This is cool approach for a drawbridge it's like my poly bridge 2 drawbridges that just the entire bridge is lifted for more space for boats

Maybe they could add hydraulics to pull the weight and hydraulics to help lift the bridge up and keep it safe

I'm surprised - you were actually allowed to stand on the bridge when it was lifted? - I would have thought it would have been cleared before lifting. Or perhaps this was just a special one off?

Wonderful. Thank you for your work in collecting and editing the footage, and for sharing.

Was this video made by Joe Powton? If so it is a brilliant historical record. Excellent!

incroyable

Pity it no longer lifts. I’m surprised that people were allowed on the bridge while it lifted.

Does this bridge still lift?