Tees Transporter Bridge
Tees Transporter Bridge | |
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 The bridge seen from upstream on the southern bank | |
| Coordinates | 54°35′04″N 1°13′40″W / 54.5845°N 1.2279°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles A178 road Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Tees |
| Locale | Middlesbrough and Port Clarence, England |
| Official name | Tees Transporter Bridge |
| Owner | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council & Middlesbrough Council |
| Maintained by | Middlesbrough Council |
| Website | www |
| Preceded by | Tees Newport Bridge |
| Followed by | North Sea |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Transporter Bridge |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 850 ft (260 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 570 ft (170 m)[1] |
| Clearance below | 160 ft (49 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company |
| Contracted lead designer | CG Imbault |
| Constructed by | Sir William Arrol & Co. |
| Opened | 17 October 1911 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | Vehicles (<3 tons): £1.50 (1 bay) Pedestrians and Cyclists: 70p |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Transporter Bridge |
| Designated | 21 June 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1139267 |
| Location | |
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The Tees Transporter Bridge also called the Middlesborough Transporter Bridge is a bridge on the crossing points of River Tees borders between Port Clarence in County Durham and Middlehaven in North Yorkshire, North East England.
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