Editing Humber Bridge (section)

==Incidents and suicides==
During construction of the bridge, the road deck sections were floated up on barges then hoisted into place by cables. During one of these lifting operations some of the cables on two of the road deck sections failed, leaving the sections hanging at an angle. The sections were subsequently installed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Humber Bridge road deck failure |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/image_galleries/humber_bridge_building_gallery.shtml?12 |work=BBC Humberside |date=October 2008 |access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref>

On more than 200 occasions, people have jumped or fallen from the bridge since it was opened in 1981; only five people have survived.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bridge jump attempts prevented |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/6747383.stm |website=BBC News |date=13 June 2007 |access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref> Between 1990 and February 2001 the Humber Rescue Team launched its boat 64 times to deal with people falling or jumping off the bridge.<ref>{{cite web |title=All in the Same Boat |url=http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/febmar2001/to_the_rescue.html |work=Hull in print |publisher=Hull City Council |access-date=21 February 2007}}</ref> Notable incidents include the cases of a [[West Yorkshire]] woman and her two-year-old daughter who fell off the bridge in 2005 and that of a man jumping from the bridge to his death on the [[A63 road]] below in September 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pair recover from bridge plunge |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/4085000.stm |website=BBC News |date=12 June 2006 |access-date=4 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Body discovered after bridge jump |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/4958012.stm |website=BBC News |date=29 April 2006 |access-date=4 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bridge-fall son unlawfully killed |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/4783517.stm |website=BBC News |date=11 August 2006 |access-date=26 February 2010}}</ref>

Plans were announced on 26 December 2009 to construct a [[suicide barrier]] along the walkways of the bridge; design constraints were cited as the reason for not installing barriers during the construction of the bridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/New-Humber-Bridge-fence-stop-suicide-bids/article-1644192-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505080143/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/New-Humber-Bridge-fence-stop-suicide-bids/article-1644192-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |title=New Humber Bridge fence to stop suicide bids |work=Hull and East Riding Mail |date=26 December 2009 |access-date=17 March 2013}}</ref>

In May 2017, a [[YouTuber]] with the username 'Night Scape', along with a small group, illegally scaled the bridge without safety equipment. The group of young men climbed up the structure to the top of the bridge using the suspension wires as handholds. [[Humberside Police]] and the Humber Bridge Board have reviewed the security measures.<ref>{{cite news |title=Humber Bridge 'urban explorers' prompts security review |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-39947762 |website=BBC News |date=17 May 2017 |access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>

On 3 April 2021, the Humber Bridge was closed to pedestrians and cyclists following an unspecified 'recent incident'.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 April 2021|title=Humber Bridge closes footpaths for 'an indefinite period'|website=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-56625186|access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref> The decision came after multiple deaths at the bridge in March.<ref>{{cite web|last=Standley|first=Nathan|date=3 April 2021|title=Humber Bridge footpaths closed indefinitely after 'recent incident'|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/authors/nathan-standley/humber-bridge-footpaths-closed-indefinitely-5261126|access-date=3 April 2021|website=HullLive}}</ref> Following the death of one individual that month, a petition calling for increased safety measures to 'secure' the bridge had gained thousands of signatures.<ref>{{cite web|last=Riley|first=Anna|date=29 March 2021|title=Thousands sign Humber Bridge petition for suicide safety measures|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/thousands-sign-humber-bridge-petition-5239392|access-date=3 April 2021|website=HullLive}}</ref> Concerns were raised over how the change will affect those who commute on foot or by bike.<ref>{{cite news|date=4 April 2021|title=The measures to close off Humber Bridge as move divides opinion|work=GrimsbyLive|url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/measures-close-humber-bridge-move-5262002|access-date=4 April 2021|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> On 6 May 2021, the bridge was reopened to pedestrians and cyclists between 05:00 and 21:00; only users registered in advance could use the bridge outside of those hours. More CCTV and notices were erected and more staff assigned to patrol the crossing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Humber Bridge footpaths to reopen on Thursday |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-56987429 |website=BBC News |date=5 May 2021 |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>