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A transporter bridge, ... The Widnes–Runcorn Transporter Bridge was the first in Britain and the largest transporter bridge in the world. Maarsserbrug, a fixed ...
The Vizcaya Bridge was built to connect the two banks which are situated at the mouth of the Nervion River.It is the world's oldest transporter bridge and was built in 1893, designed by Alberto Palacio, one of Gustave Eiffel's disciples.
The first transporter bridge in the world had been opened in 1893 in Bilbao, Spain. [5] 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]
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 Newport Transporter Bridge (Welsh: Pont Gludo Casnewydd) is a transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South East Wales. The bridge is the lowest crossing on the River Usk. It is a Grade I listed structure. It is one of fewer than 10 transporter bridges that remain in use worldwide; only a few dozen were ever built.
Pages in category "Transporter bridges" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Donghai Bridge, China is the second longest cross-sea bridge in the world The Lupu Bridge, China. Donghai Bridge—Second-longest over-sea bridge; Duge Bridge—Highest bridge in the world as of late 2016; Lupu Bridge; Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge; Tongling Bridge; Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge
Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900. It is located in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France and connects the towns of Rochefort and Échillais without hindering the navigation of shipping serving the ports of Rochefort and Tonnay-Charente.