Middlesbrough Council Transporter Bridge |
TS2 1PL Middlesbrough, Great Britain (UK) |
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Address |
Ferry Road
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Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
Opening times
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Transporter Bridge Operating Hours: Monday - Friday: 7.15am-12noon + 1pm-6.15pm Saturday: 9.30am-12noon + 1pm-3pm Sunday: Closed - Still open for bridge tours and visits Lift operating times: Tuesday, Thursday: 9.30am-11.30am + 1.30pm-3.30pm (Last lift tour) Saturday, Sunday: 9.30am-11.30am + 1pm-2pm (Last lift tour) |
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Status from 01/2016
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Transporter Bridge Charges: Pedestrians & Bicycles: 60p; Cars, motorcycles, vans (max weight 3 tons): £1.30 per bay (Vehicle in bay 1 & 2: £2.60, vehicle in bays 1, 2 & 3: £3.90) Visitor experience - Includes return journey on the gondola and trip to the top of the bridge in the glass viewing lift: normal £5.00; children £3.50; family £15.00 |
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Contact |
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Homepage | www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1854 |
Location / Directions |
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Description | The first Transporter Bridge was built near Bilbao in Spain and is still used today.
Worldwide less than twenty transporter bridges were built, of which 6 are currently in operation. - Puente Vizcaya - (Bilbao), Spain, 1893 - Pont Transbordeur de Rochefort- Martrou, France, 1900 - Newport Transporter Bridge - Newport, UK, 1906 - Schwebefähre Osten–Hemmoor - Osten, Germany, 1909 - Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge - Middlesbrough, UK, 1911 - Rendsburger Hochbrücke mit Schwebefähre - Rendsburg, Germany, 1913 2 Transporter Bridges can be seen out of operation and only as a technical monument and from the outside: - Puente Transbordador Nicolás Avellaneda - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1914 - Warrington Transporter Bridge - Warrington, UK, 1916 The Tees Transporter Bridge, often referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge or affectionately referred to as 'The Tranny', is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees. Opened: October 17, 1911 Total length: 259 m Height: 68 m Construction started: 1910 |
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