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Tees Transporter Bridge

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saw the bridge dismantled to be sold to and re-erected in the United States. The local council received calls from people worried that the bridge was really being pulled down, with the BBC adding a disclaimer on the end of the final episode of the series stating that 'The Transporter Bridge is still
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issued a set of 10 First Class commemorative postage stamps featuring iconic British bridges including the Tees Transporter Bridge. The bridge was re-opened for traffic on 6 April 2015, but improvement work continued with the bridge still in daily use. These were completed in September 2015 after
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The idea of a transporter bridge across the River Tees was first mooted in 1872 when Charles Smith, manager of the Hartlepool Iron Works, submitted a scheme to Middlesbrough Corporation. However, the scheme was not pursued, and it would not be until the new century that the idea of a transporter
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The bridge was closed on 27 August 2013 for 40 days of repainting. It was then discovered that repairs were needed. In the same year, the Tees Transporter Bridge Anniversary Award was inaugurated as part of the Transporter Bridge's Heritage Lottery Fund-supported Visitor Experience Project in
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Locally, the bridge is often referred to simply as 'the Transporter'. The bridge hosts an annual vintage bus running day, organised by The 500 Group. On this one day per year, usually a Sunday in April, vintage buses take people on free rides around
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award for improvement and renovation work to mark the bridge's centenary. The improvement works included the installation of a glass viewing lift to the landmark's upper walkway and renovation of the gondola.
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being used to allow workers to dig down to bedrock. This turned out to be 65 feet (20 m) below the high tide mark on the Middlesbrough side and 90 feet (27 m) on the other. The
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services. A transporter bridge was chosen because Parliament ruled that the new scheme of crossing the river had to avoid affecting the river navigation.
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and its prominence as a local landmark was further enhanced in 1993 by the installation of floodlights that operate during the winter months.
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in April 1916. During this raid it was reported that a bomb fell through the structure before hitting the river below. During the
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It is thought that repairs could cost up to £7 million and as of 2024 it remains closed with its future under discussion.
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Joseph McLauchlan, the initiator of the transporter bridge scheme. The opening ceremony on 17 October 1911 was performed by
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force winds lashed water to within inches of it; despite this the bridge continued to operate.
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In July 2000, a visitor centre was opened on land previously occupied by the bridge workshop.
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It is the furthest downstream bridge crossing over the river. It is classed as the
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Howes, Brian (May 2009). "Building the Past – Middlesbrough Transport Bridge".
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of Glasgow between 1910 and 1911 to replace the 'Hugh Bell' and 'Erimus' steam
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In August 2019, the bridge was temporarily closed due to safety concerns.
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Forum, mistook the bridge for a regular toll crossing and drove his
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off the end of the roadway, landing in the safety netting beneath.
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bridge across the river would again be revisited. Following a 1907
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In 2011, the Tees Transporter Bridge received a £2.6 million
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Middlesbrough Council – Transporter Bridge friends and volunteers
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were fired from its length. The storyline of the third series of
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Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company
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in the world. Its winch house and piers are grade II listed.
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that had been dug out by this process were then filled with
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Anon. (1911) "The transporter bridge over the River Tees",
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more than £4 million had been spent on the structure.
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It has been featured in films and TV programmes including
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Middlesbrough Council official Transporter Bridge page
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Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe
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Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
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Coordinates
54°35′04″N 1°13′40″W / 54.5845°N 1.2279°W / 54.5845; -1.2279
A178 road
River Tees
Middlesbrough
Port Clarence
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Middlesbrough Council
Middlesbrough Council
www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-footpaths/tees-transporter-bridge
Tees Newport Bridge
North Sea
Transporter Bridge
Clearance below
Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company
Sir William Arrol & Co.
Listed Building
1139267
River Tees
northern England
Port Clarence
Stockton-on-Tees
Middlehaven
Middlesbrough
listed
transporter
A178 road
Hartlepool
Act of Parliament

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