Transporter Bridge
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The Transporter Bridge is an iconic early-20th-century steel transporter bridge spanning the River Tees, renowned as a symbol of Middlesbrough’s industrial heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transporter Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ transporter bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early 20th-century industrial ⓘ |
| builtBy | Sir William Arrol & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
motor vehicles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges completed in 1911
ⓘ
Grade II* listed bridges in North Yorkshire ⓘ Tourist attractions in Middlesbrough ⓘ Transporter bridges in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow | approximately 49 metres ⓘ |
| commonName | Transporter Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Middlesbrough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Clarence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | G. C. Imbault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer |
G. C. Imbault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir William Arrol & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Middlesbrough town crest imagery ⓘ |
| function |
pedestrian transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| gondolaType | moving platform ⓘ |
| hasGondolaCapacity | cars and pedestrians ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic symbol of Middlesbrough ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Middlesbrough NERFINISHED ⓘ North Yorkshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainSpan | approximately 180 metres ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Middlesbrough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| near | Middlesbrough town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Middlesbrough’s steel and shipbuilding industries
ⓘ
being one of the few remaining working transporter bridges in the world ⓘ |
| officialName | Tees Transporter Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1911-10-17 ⓘ |
| owner | Middlesbrough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | River Tees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| structureType | suspended gondola bridge ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Middlesbrough’s industrial heritage
ⓘ
Teesside’s industrial heritage ⓘ |
| totalLength | approximately 259 metres ⓘ |
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