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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
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The bridge was designed with sufficient clearance to allow ships to pass, although the port of Stockton-on-Tees up-river was virtually redundant by then. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] Since the Tees Newport Bridge had its lifting deck permanently fixed in the down position in 1990, large shipping can no longer reach the Tees viaduct, further reducing the need ...