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	Transporter Bridge
		The Middlesbrough Transporter is a total of 851 feet (259.3 metres) in length which makes it the longest of those remaining in the world.
		Whilst Middlesbrough's Transporter is the largest operational Transporter Bridge the largest bridge ever of this type is recorded as 1000 feet (304.7 metres) in length, built over the River Mersey near Widnes.
		All the bridges were constructed in the twenty-three years between 1893 and 1916 and of the nine demolished structures an average life of thirty-six years was achieved.
	www.cdrake.co.uk /HTML/TransporterBridge.html (544 words)

	Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is a transporter bridge, carrying a travelling 'car', suspended from the bridge, across the river in 90 seconds.
		The bridge was built in 1911 under a 1907 Act of Parliament.
		However, the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge at 850 feet (260 metres) long and 225 feet (69 metres) high at the tallest point, is the largest working bridge of its kind in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Middlesbrough_Transporter_Bridge (390 words)

	Transporter Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Tower Bridge with its pair of bascules, the Forth Bridge with its mile-long roadway, and the high Menai Suspension Bridge, are all "bridges" but each differs from the other in almost every particular owing to the peculiarities of the local conditions.
		Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge was opened in 1905 to replace the previous ferry and to supplement the toll footbridge that ran beside the railway bridge across the River Mersey.
		The Newport Transporter Bridge is a steel hybrid suspension/cable stayed bridge near the mouth of the River Usk.
	www.dalefield.com /nzfmm/magazine/Transporter_Bridges.html (2089 words)

	Transporter Bridge
		The Newport Transporter Bridge spans the River Usk in Newport, South Wales and.
		The Transporter bridge consists of a high level cantilever gantry carrying a rail car, from which a platform is suspended by cables to ground level.
		Transporter bridges were most popular in France, where five were erected and.
	transport-resources.com /transporter_bridge.html (499 words)

	Moving
		A moving bridge is liable to be heavier than a fixed bridge of the same span, because when it is not in the closed position, it will not be supported at both ends.
		This bridge differs from Junction Bridge in three ways; it is moved by an electric motor, it is a road bridge, and it derives its stiffness from I-beams.
		This swing bridge in Cambridge, at a small lock on the river Cam, is probably one of the smallest in the world, with a span of less than 3 metres.
	www.brantacan.co.uk /moving.htm (2066 words)

	Transporter bridge - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The first transporter bridge was built in Portugalete, Spain in 1893.
		Transporter bridges were most popular in France, where five were erected and another was partially completed.
		Two transporter bridges exist in Germany, in Rendsburg and Osten (Oste).
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Transporter_bridge (531 words)

	Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge: Waterscape.com
		Opened in 1911,this is the world's largest operation transporter bridge in which vehicles and pedestrians stay still while the bridge moves them - in this case 160ft (48.7m) above the River Tees from Middlesbrough to Port Clarence.
		In recent years the bridge became familiar to millions of viewers of the Auf Wiedersehen Pet television series with a fictional storyline about the 851ft (259.3m) structure being dismantled and moved to Arizona.
		The bridge is open seven days a week with departures every 15 minutes.
	www.waterscape.com /servicesdirectory/Middlesbrough_Transporter_Bridge (157 words)

	Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Built in 1907 under an Act of Parliament, the Transporter Bridge, which spans the River Tees, reflects the dynamic industrial heritage of the area.
		The Transporter Bridge was built by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering, Darlington who also built the Victoria Falls Bridge, Zimbabwe.
		Billy Elliot The Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough is one of the many north-east landmarks you should be able to pick out when watching the movie Billy Elliot, others include Newcastle's Gallowgate Bus Station, North Hill Allotments in Easington Colliery, Lynemouth Cemetery and many more!
	www.mg002b3988.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /transporter.htm (160 words)

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		The Bridge Operative works the winch from the gondola The bridge was opened by H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught it was a glorious occasion and the streets were thronged with people giving the town a holiday atmosphere The steel for the Tees Transporter Bridge was forged in Scotland.
		The Transporter Bridge is tall enough to allow ships up to 160 feet high to pass up and down the river at high tide and 180 feet at low tide.
		Constructed under the powers of the Tamar Bridge Act, 1957, the bridge is co-owned by Plymouth City Council and Cornwall County Council and is managed by the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee.
	members.tripod.com /~The_Rudds_Arms/bridges2.html (601 words)

	Context for World Heritage Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bridges in areas other than Europe and the USA should be investigated, as the colonial empires of several nations were at their peak during the autumn years of the 19th century.
		This bridge, designed by E H Duggan and Phelps Johnson with Ralph Modjeski as consultant, was criticized by many engineers as being the ugliest, while the cantilever was generally regarded as a type, especially those of American origin, whose profile was unsightly despite their record lengths.
		The transporter bridge was the original solution to spanning the mouth of a river or entrance to a harbour and also served as a monumental gateway.
	www.icomos.org /studies/bridges.htm (14344 words)

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		Middlesbrough is gearing up for its 150th anniversary, Middlesbrough Council chiefs have been in talks with the King of Spain to discuss the future of Europe's transporter bridges and it is celebrating its 92nd birthday this month in spectacular style.
		Middlesbrough could link up with other towns and cities with transporter bridges to provide a better future for the structures - a move which has been given the seal of approval by the King of Spain, Juan Carlos.
		Middlesbrough councillor John McPartland, with Rodger Wakerley, a senior engineer with the authority, were Middlesbrough's representatives at a gathering in Spain of delegates from towns with transporter bridges last month.
	www.niederelbe.de /FAEHRE/f-middlesbrough.htm (3529 words)

	Bridge - Wikimedia Commons
		The Svendborgsund Bridge, with the island Tåsinge in the background.
		Iron bridge in village Znamensk in Olast Kaliningrad
		The Severn Bridges crossing near the mouth of the River Severn
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Bridge (619 words)

	THE STORY THAT SPANS CENTURIES
		The new £22m Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the talk of the Tyne, but it is just the latest in a series of stunning structures which have helped give the North its worldwide reputation for engineering brilliance.
		Newcastle’s Swing Bridge is the lowest of the Tyne’s six bridges, and when it opened in 1876 it was the largest of its type in the world.
		The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is one of the only two working bridges of its kind in the world – the other being in Newport, Wales.
	www.john-knapton.com /bridges.htm (795 words)

	Living History : North East England
		The Newport bridge was built in 1933, and officially opened in February 1934, by the Duke of York.
		It was the first vertical lift bridge to be built in this country, and the heaviest of its type in the world.
		The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is fully operational, and crosses the river every 15 minutes, for 18 hours a day.
	www.freewebs.com /deltadawn/bridges.htm (526 words)

	Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge - Definition, explanation
		The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough, England spans the River Tees.
		The bridge was built in 1911 under a 1907 Act of Parliament.
		However, the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge at 850 feet (260 metres) long and 225 feet (69 metres) high at the tallest point, it is the largest working bridge of its kind in the world.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/mi/middlesbrough_transporter_bridge.php (314 words)

	Road and Rail Bridges from around the World
		This bridge spans the Cape Cod Canal, and is currently undergoing a $30 million restoration.
		This bridge conveys traffic across the River Tees in a gondola suspended from a moving shuttle on the crossmember above.
		This is the original suspension bridge across the River Severn, and is now augmented by a second crossing further downstream.
	www.catnip.co.uk /tracks/bridge (146 words)

	Teesside
		The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is the best known landmark in Teesside.
		Don't expect to drive across this bridge though - you are carried across the water in a cradle suspended beneath the main span of the bridge.
		The bridge is a bit of a film star having featured in films such as Billy Elliott and Auf Wiedersehn Pet.
	www.aoqr62.dsl.pipex.com /Teesside.htm (90 words)

	BBC News \| ENGLAND \| Bridge not under threat, pet
		Middlesbrough Council has received calls from people worried that the town's famous Transporter Bridge is being pulled down - because of watching the BBC's Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
		Ian Stubbs from Middlesbrough Museum told BBC Radio Newcastle he was not surprised at the reaction.
		A spokesman for Middlesbrough Council said they had recieved calls from people worried that the famous landmark really had been removed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/1985075.stm (480 words)

	Auf Wiedersehen Pet - Series Three Locations
		The bridge still operates daily, and is the only Transporter bridge in the country still providing regular service.
		Also if you look at the right leg of the bridge, the second gantry up was where the scene of the lads and the binoculars was filmed, although camera angling made this look as though it was a lot higher up.
		Also on the Middlesbrough side of the Bridge is the Captain Cook pub, where the lads met for Oz's wake, and then made their local during the job.
	www.aufpet.com /3locs.htm (837 words)

	THE GREATEST BISCAY TRANSPORTER BRIDGE::..History
		The bridge has been defined by some as an engineering wonder of its time; others, however, envisage it as a structure that overcame its pragmatism to become the symbol of an entire region.
		A few days later the bridge is destroyed dredging work is undertaken in the river to allow access to the Furnace located in Sestao, as well as various other factories on both banks of the Nervion.
		The Transporter Bridge has been stage and target of numerous anecdotes in its hundred-year history.This section will feature a compilation of all the anecdotes we know about, as well as any others you may wish to send us.
	www.puente-colgante.com /ingles/historia.htm (2051 words)

	Ruth Stalker-Firth » Blog Archive » Designing with the future in mind: The Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough
		The Transporter has a platform, which has a limit to the number of cars and people that physically fit on it at any one time, and moves from one river bank to the other in about two and half minutes.
		Whilst controlling the amount of traffic on the bridge, the Transporter also doesn’t interfere with the traffic on the river.
		The Transporter Bridge belongs with the world’s greatest bridges - Newport Bridge, the Tyne Bridge and Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia -not least because they were all made at Dorman Long, Middlesbrough.
	www.ruthstalkerfirth.com /designing-with-the-future-in-mind-the-transporter-bridge-middlesbrough (514 words)

	Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough - Yorkshire - UK Attraction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Middlesbrough’s Transporter Bridge is one of the defining icons of the region, and one of only two working examples in the UK.
		Opened in 1911, the large blue crane-like structure spans the River Tees between Middlesbrough and Port Clarence.
		It carries 350,000 vehicles a year over the 850ft crossing in its suspended gondola, and is the largest working bridge of its kind in the world.
	www.ukattraction.com /yorkshire/transporter-bridge.htm (186 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Middlesbrough transporter bridge opened on 17th October 1911 improving access to the north bank of the Tees and superseding the ferry service, which was previously the only means of crossing the river between Thornaby on Tees and the sea.
		It is the longest transporter bridge in the world with the total length of 259 metres/851 feet it has a maximum height from high water of 69 metres/255 feet making it Middlesbroughâs most visible landmark.
		I think the transporter bridge is a piece of art.
	87.247.246.127 /photos/t6360.aspx (137 words)

	Middlesbrough (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Middlesbrough - some official left out a 'o' before the 'rough' - is not the most beautiful place in the world, but it does have its share of history, including one of the interesting remnants of the Industrial Revolution - a transporter bridge!
		In case you don't know what one of those is, it was a solution to the problem of building a bridge across a river that was in constant use by shipping.
		It wasn't that the builders were unable to build a bridge sufficiently high, the problem lay in the approaches to such a bridge, which would have to be either incredibly steep or exceedingly long.
	www.nwtv.co.uk /pages/travel/britan/englnd/yorks/midbrh.htm (150 words)

	Middlesbrough Council : APLAWS Navigation List: Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge - The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge has been a symbol of the area since it was opened in 1911.
		The visitor centre is located on the south (Middlesbrough) side of the bridge.
		It uses a range of interactive displays to celebrate the bridge and industrial heritage of the River Tees.
	www.middlesbrough.gov.uk /ccm/content/leisure-and-culture/local-history-and-heritage/transporter-bridge-visitor-centre.en (164 words)

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		One of the most famous and unusual bridges in the North East.
		The Transporter Bridge is an extremely imposing structure and is important in the history of Middlesbrough and Teesside's industry.
		The Millennium Bridge is the latest bridge to span the Tyne.
	www.ksphoto.co.uk /buy.htm (172 words)

	Middlesbrough Attractions - Yorkshire - UK Attraction
		Albert Park was given to the people of Middlesbrough by the town’s...
		Middlesbrough Football Club moved to the modern, all-seater Riverside Stadium in 1995....
		Middlesbrough’s Transporter Bridge is one of the defining icons of the region,...
	www.ukattraction.com /yorkshire/middlesbrough.html (141 words)

	European Tribune - Community, Politics & Progress.
		This week I present to you the transporter bridge in Middlesbrough.
		Middleborough's bridge, which has come to visually define the city, was opened by Prince Arthur of Connaught in 1911.
		I refuse to call this the Mid-Hudson Bridge, which is the local term for it.
	www.eurotrib.com /story/2005/9/29/19622/4973 (748 words)

	Transporter bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge The car can carry 200 people, 9 cars or 6 cars and one minibus.
		The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is another fine example.
		Movable bridge for a list of other movable bridge types
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transporter_bridge (551 words)

	Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		And this picture from Canis Major of the transporter bridge at Newport (South Wales) might help understand the way it works.
		Vehicles (and foot passengers) cross in a "car" suspended under the bridge, which traverses from one river bank to the other.
		The image is overused in Middlesbrough and it needs very special treatment to overcome prejudices.
	www.flickr.com /photos/95101667@N00/81586953 (542 words)

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