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)
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.
This is part of the Collection: EDM01 Eric De Mare
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: De Mare, Eric Samuel
Early 20th Century Transporter Bridge
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