Transporter Bridge Middlesbrough
The Tees Transporter Bridge <br /> <br />Middlesbrough. Opened in 1911. <br /> <br />The Tees Transporter, a Grade II Listed Building, affectionately referred <br />to as 'The Tranny', is a total of 851 feet (259.3 metres) in length which <br />makes it the longest of those remaining Transporter Bridges in the world. Its <br />cantilever construction that give it its unique appearance. <br /> <br />The bridge is, effectively, two almost independent structures joined at the centre of the River Tees. Each half of the bridge has an 'anchor' span of <br />40 feet (42.6 metres) and then cantilevers across the river some <br />285 feet (86.8 metres) from the tower leg to meet its twin from the opposite <br />bank. <br /> <br />The passenger gondola is suspended by steel cables and runs on a wheel <br /> and rail system approximately 160 feet (48.7 metres) above the River Tees. <br /> <br />Ferry Road, Middlesbrough. TS2 1PL. United Kingdom <br /> <br />http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/transporterbridge <br /> <br />.