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English: The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees; it connects Middlesbrough (south bank) to Port Clarence (north bank), and a travelling suspended 'car' or 'gondola' carries motor vehicles across.
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The Tees Transporter Bridge, also referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge or, locally, as The Transporter, is a bridge over the River Tees in northern England. The northern side is in Port Clarence ( Stockton-on-Tees ) and the southern side is in Middlehaven ( Middlesbrough ).
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Travelling Car, Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough Crosses the River Tees. The bridge has a clear span of 571 feet and a clear height above water of 160 feet. The car travels at four feet above high water level. It will hold 600 people and one tramcar. Date: 1931: Source
It passes the bridge over the Tees Valley Line and ends at the junction of the A66 and the B1272 in Middlesbrough. The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge may be closed at times and as an alternative route drivers should turn right on the A1046 through Port Clarence and Haverton Hill then turn left on the A1032 over the River Tees on the Tees ...
The United Kingdom has four transporter bridges, though Warrington Transporter Bridge is disused and the modern Royal Victoria Dock Bridge, though designed with the potential to be used as a transporter bridge, has so far only been used as a high-level footbridge. The Newport Transporter Bridge was built in 1906 across the River Usk in Newport ...