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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 Middlesbrough. It is grade II* listed and the longest existing transporter in the world. [2]
The concept of the transporter bridge was invented in 1873 by Charles Smith (1844–1882), the manager of an engine works in Hartlepool, England.He called it a "bridge ferry" and unsuccessfully presented his ideas to councils in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, and Glasgow.
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
Model of the River Tees, in the former park "Natures World", in 2009, with models of Transporter Bridge (left) and Newport Bridge (right), with the Riverside Stadium in the centre The River Tees forms the traditional border between Yorkshire and County Durham , passes through the Teesside Urban area built-up area, and has many crossings.
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 ...
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This had been followed in 1898 by transporter bridges in Rouen (France) and Bizerta (now Tunisia). [6] Parliamentary approval had already been obtained for a transporter bridge over the River Usk at Newport, Monmouthshire. [7] This was then followed by the construction of a transporter bridge in Middlesbrough over the River Tees in 1911.