Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
| Bridge: | Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge |
| Location: | Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom - River Tees |
| Coordinates: | 54.584535 N 1.227855 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Image Set Contributor: | Dave Cooper |
| Date of Images: | August, 2008 |
| Related Image Lists: | All from Dave Cooper All in United Kingdom All Transporter Bridges All Cantilever Bridges |
| Credit: | All photos by Dave Cooper. Please do not reuse without permission. |
Dave's comments are included with the photos.
"The two south towers of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge. The two story red brick building on the right is the bridge office. This photo shows the gondola docked at the south end."
"The bridge main structure is painted blue. The gondola is yellow."
"Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge office."
"Gondola loading from the south bank."
"Model of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge."
"Passenger compartment on the gondola."
"Gondola leaving the southern end."
"The gondola heading north."
"The gondola is supported by sixty cables suspended from the moving cradle."
"Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge operating drum. (Unfortunately the photo had to be taken through a glass panel.)"
"Cable house that contains the operating drum."
"Cables leaving the drum house."
"Inside one of the two passenger passenger compartments."
"The dark area is the gondolas roadbed."
"Van loading onto the gondola."
"Photo taken from the gondola as it heads north."
