Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cantilever truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Transporter bridge
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| Completed in: | 1911 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 143 m | |
| total length | 260 m | |
| clearance | 48.80 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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| towers |
steel
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| truss |
steel
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Participants
Design
Construction
Inspection & Evaluation
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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BBC Tees: Transporter Bridge 360 Panorama:
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Bridge design & engineering: Middlesbrough seeks funding for Transporter Bridge project (03.12.2009)
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Die faszinierende Welt der Schwebefähren - Webcam-Bilder aus aller Welt
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Die Welt der Schwebefähren: Middlesbrough
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Wikipedia: Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
Relevant Publications
- The transporter bridge over the River Tees, in "The Engineer", September 1911 v. 112
- Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 755
- Ponts et viaducs au XIXème siècle, Poitiers (France), 1988; pp. 368
- Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170653, 1990; pp. 270
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002354 |
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| Created: | 15/11/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |