Local traffic still crosses the tidal River Ouse on Boothferry Bridge, build in 1929. As the name implies, the bridge was built to replace a ferry which had operated since the 14th century. Despite it being a swing bridge, I have yet to see it open to allow a boat through. The Ouse is no longer a busy waterway. A traffic bottleneck at the best of times, the bridge is currently undergoing repairs, and is best avoided.
The traffic sails serenely past on the new bridge, built in the 1970s, which carries the M62 motorway across the river. Pic licenced today. The price? Somewhere between a nod of appreciation and a snort of derision...
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