Boothferry Bridge

Boothferry Bridge is a crossing over the River Ouse, in the East Riding, some 2 miles north-west of Goole. The bridge was opened in 1929, replacing a ferry crossing immediately west of the bridges location. The Act of Parliament for the building of the bridge in 1925, gave priority to river traffic. This situation still exists, though there have been some attempts to change priorities. On opening, it was the furthest crossing downstream of the river, cutting 25 miles off the journey south to London from Kingston upon Hull.

We were asked to change the old water level board and replace some navigation lights that had failed.