Newport Bridge

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Newport Bridge is a historic vertical-lift road bridge over the River Tees in Middlesbrough, England, known for its distinctive industrial-era engineering and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic structure
listed building
road bridge
steel bridge
vertical-lift bridge
carries A1032 road
road traffic
connects Middlesbrough north bank of River Tees
port and industrial areas on south side of River Tees
constructionStartDate early 1930s
country England
crosses River Tees NERFINISHED
designedFor allowing ships to pass by lifting central span
hasArchitecturalStyle industrial-era engineering
hasCategory Bridges across the River Tees
Vertical-lift bridges in the United Kingdom
hasColor painted steel finish
hasContext industrial history of Middlesbrough
hasDesign vertical-lift
hasEngineeringDiscipline civil engineering
structural engineering
hasFeature counterweights for lifting mechanism
movable central span
roadway deck that can be raised
twin lifting towers
hasFunction road transport
hasMaterial steel
hasOwner Middlesbrough Council NERFINISHED
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council NERFINISHED
hasTraffic local road traffic across River Tees
hasType movable bridge
heritageDesignationAppliesTo bridge structure and lifting towers
heritageStatus Grade II listed
locatedIn England
Middlesbrough NERFINISHED
North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
maintainedBy local authorities of Teesside
near Newport area of Middlesbrough NERFINISHED
notableFor distinctive industrial-era architecture
engineering heritage
opened 1934
partOf transport infrastructure of Teesside
region Tees Valley NERFINISHED
significance important river crossing in Middlesbrough
usedFor pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic

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Middlesbrough hasLandmark Newport Bridge