Transporter Bridge, Middlesborough, Teeside, Northern England
The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge has been a symbol of the area since it was opened in 1911. There are only two other Transporter Bridges still in existence in Britain. These bridges are at Newport (Gwent), opened 1906 and Warrington, opened 1916. The Middlesbrough Transporter is a total of 851 feet ( metres) in length which makes it the longest of those remaining Transporter Bridges in the world. Its cantilever construction has three main bridge spans that give it its unique appearance. The bridge is, effectively, two almost independent structures joined at the centre of the River Tees. Each half of the bridge has an 'anchor' span of 140 feet ( metres) and then cantilevers across the river some 285 feet ( metres) from the tower leg to meet its twin from the opposite bank. The passenger gondola is suspended by steel cables and runs on a wheel and rail system approximately 160 feet ( metres) above the River Tees.
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Photo credit: © Paul White - Transport Infrastructures / Alamy / Afripics
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