The following traffic statistics have been compiled from data produced from the toll collection system. It is therefore an accurate record of traffic flow since the opening of the Road Bridge on 4 September 1964.
|
Calendar
Year |
Northbound |
Southbound |
Total |
Percent
Change |
Toll
Receipts £ |
Toll
Revision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1964 |
726,014 |
708,408 |
1,434,422 |
|
176,743.00 |
|
1965 |
2,339,620 |
2,284,401 |
4,624,021 |
|
567,592.25 |
|
1966 |
2,546,421 |
2,515,818 |
5,062,239 |
9.48 |
622,814.75 |
|
1967 |
2,776,714 |
2,743,416 |
5,520,130 |
9.05 |
688,567.50 |
|
1968 |
3,022,720 |
2,988,987 |
6,011,707 |
8.91 |
749,976.75 |
|
1969 |
3,086,528 |
3,049,018 |
6,135,546 |
2.06 |
813,674.50 |
01.11.69 |
1970 |
3,205,387 |
3,168,477 |
6,373,864 |
3.88 |
1,129,545.00 |
|
1971 |
3,436,503 |
3,405,316 |
6,841,819 |
7.34 |
1,203,911.86 |
|
1972 |
3,759,281 |
3,727,791 |
7,487,072 |
9.43 |
1,315,112.15 |
|
1973 |
4,176,102 |
4,152,622 |
8,328,724 |
11.24 |
1,461,797.95 |
|
1974 |
4,142,259 |
4,108,017 |
8,250,276 |
-0.94 |
1,458,672.25 |
|
1975 |
4,281,914 |
4,248,809 |
8,530,723 |
3.40 |
1,504,550.10 |
|
1976 |
4,521,256 |
4,485,838 |
9,007,094 |
5.58 |
1,579,783.65 |
|
1977 |
4,702,543 |
4,671,785 |
9,374,328 |
4.08 |
1,641,655.05 |
|
1978 |
5,002,193 |
4,998,295 |
10,018,488 |
6.87 |
1,748,316.95 |
|
1979 |
5,091,740 |
5,061,742 |
10,153,482 |
1.35 |
1,777,636.45 |
|
1980 |
5,403,004 |
5,370,601 |
10,773,605 |
6.11 |
1,873,536.85 |
|
1981 |
5,504,315 |
5,478,356 |
10,982,671 |
1.94 |
1,901,800.95 |
|
1982 |
5,740,569 |
5,703,629 |
11,444,198 |
4.20 |
2,743,893.80 |
02.08.82 |
1983 |
5,863,255 |
5,812,081 |
11,675,336 |
2.02 |
3,861,679.00 |
|
1984 |
6,016,817 |
5,984,732 |
12,001,549 |
2.79 |
3,965,960.00 |
|
1985 |
6,223,776 |
6,173,395 |
12,397,171 |
3.30 |
4,092,060.70 |
|
1986 |
6,386,107 |
6,333,708 |
12,719,815 |
2.60 |
5,321,524.61 |
|
1987 |
6,775,460 |
6,721,319 |
13,496,779 |
6.11 |
5,827,466.52 |
|
1988 |
7,379,608 |
7,325,831 |
14,705,439 |
8.96 |
6,348,729.43 |
|
1989 |
7,941,997 |
7,896,676 |
14,838,673 |
7.71 |
6,834,338.38 |
|
1990 |
8,312,358 |
8,272,925 |
16,585,283 |
4.71 |
7,148,868.69 |
|
1991 |
8,493,947 |
8,428,267 |
16,922,214 |
2.03 |
7,284,217.32 |
|
1992 |
8,921,271 |
8,880,847 |
17,802,118 |
5.20 |
7,659,965.90 |
|
1993 |
9,110,011 |
9,067,250 |
18,177,261 |
2.11 |
7,809,800.31 |
|
1994 |
9,517,851 |
9,475,990 |
18,993,841 |
4.49 |
8,142,870.91 |
|
1995 |
9,785,403 |
9,754,664 |
19,540,067 |
2.88 |
8,390,462.00 |
|
1996 |
10,206,084 |
10,168,002 |
20,374,086 |
1.27 |
8,781,504.96 |
16.12.96 |
1997 |
10,538,940 |
* 9,736,618 |
One-way toll |
3.26 |
8,823,372.61 |
01.09.97 |
1998 |
10,390,699 |
|
Introduced |
-1.41 |
8,659,142.15 |
|
1999 |
10,933,567 |
|
|
5.22 |
9,054,918.24 |
|
2000 |
11,084,253 |
|
|
1.38 |
9,150,848.06 |
|
2001 |
11,303,629 |
|
|
1.98 |
9,293,592.07 |
|
2002 |
11,687,498 |
|
|
3.40 |
9,565,827.00 |
|
2003 |
12,005,151 |
|
|
2.72 |
9,798,341.00 |
|
|
| * Part year due to the introduction of one way toll collection |
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