The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge in motion, seen from between the two towers at one end

Date:
1945 - 1955
Location:
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough
Reference:
AA55/04344
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

This transporter bridge is one of only four in Britain. Built in 1911, a moveable platform was slung by cables from a steel frame and carried passengers and vehicles across the River Tees. This design was chosen to minimise disruption to shipping.

Content

This is part of the Collection: EDM01 Eric De Mare

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: De Mare, Eric Samuel

Keywords

Early 20th Century Transporter Bridge