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12183.01.11 The suspended travelling car and Transporter Bridge over the River Tees, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK. The suspended travelling car tested to a load of 80 tons crosses the river in 2 minutes The bridge has a main span of 546 ft 9 in between the main towers and 160 ft clearance above high water The 140 ft long cantilever spans balance the main span and are anchored to the ground by steel cables Designed by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Ltd the bridge was built by them and Sir W Arrol and Co Ltd and opened in 1911. Keywords: steel Transporter Bridge Middlesbrough travelling English British civil engineering construction hanging from suspended spanning crossing vehicle car passenger transporting unusual above shipping navigation Teesside riverside skeletal frame framework colourful pretty bright blue sky tall overhead lattice girder truss triangle high England Tees lgpl
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Photographer: Leslie Garland
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The suspended travelling car and Transporter Bridge over the River

Tees, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England, UK.
The suspended travelling car tested to a load of 80 tons crosses the river in 2 minutes The bridge has a main span of 546 ft 9 in between the main towers and 160 ft clearance above high water The 140 ft long cantilever spans balance the main span and are anchored to the ground by steel cables Designed by Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Ltd the bridge was built by them and Sir W Arrol and Co Ltd and opened in 1911.
Keywords: steel Transporter Bridge Middlesbrough travelling English British civil engineering construction hanging from suspended spanning crossing vehicle car passenger transporting unusual above shipping navigation Teesside riverside skeletal frame framework colourful pretty bright blue sky tall overhead lattice girder truss triangle high England Tees lgpl