The Tees Transporter Bridge
Middlesbrough. Opened in 1911.
The Tees Transporter, a Grade II Listed Building, affectionately referred
to as 'The Tranny', is a total of 851 feet (259.3 metres) in length which
makes it the longest of those remaining Transporter Bridges in the world. Its
cantilever construction 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
40 feet (42.6 metres) and then cantilevers across the river some
285 feet (86.8 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 (48.7 metres) above the River Tees.
Ferry Road, Middlesbrough. TS2 1PL. United Kingdom
http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/transporterbridge
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