Tees Transporter Bridge

Tees Transporter Bridge
The bridge seen from the north bank
Coordinates	54°35′04″N 1°13′40″W / 54.5845°N 1.2279°W / 54.5845; -1.2279
Carries	Motor vehicles A178 road Pedestrians
Crosses	River Tees
Locale	Middlesbrough and Port Clarence, England
Official name	Tees Transporter Bridge
Owner	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Middlesbrough Council
Maintained by	Middlesbrough Council
Website	www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-footpaths/tees-transporter-bridge
Preceded by	Tees Newport Bridge
Followed by	North Sea
Characteristics
Design	Transporter Bridge
Material	Steel, concrete
Total length	850 ft (260 m)[1]
Longest span	570 ft (170 m)[1]
Clearance below	160 ft (49 m)[1]
History
Designer	Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company
Contracted lead designer	CG Imbault
Constructed by	Sir William Arrol & Co.
Opened	17 October 1911
Statistics
Toll	Vehicles (<3 tons): £1.50 (1 bay) Pedestrians and Cyclists: 70p
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Transporter Bridge
Designated	21 June 1985
Reference no.	1139267
Location

The Tees Transporter Bridge, also referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge or locally as The Transporter, is a bridge over the River Tees in northern England. The northern side is in Port Clarence (Stockton-on-Tees) and the southern side is in Middlehaven (Middlesbrough). It is grade II* listed and the longest existing transporter in the world.^[2] Its winch house and piers are grade II listed.^[3][4]

It is the furthest downstream bridge crossing over the river. It is classed as the A178 road, the road between Middlesbrough and Hartlepool. As of 2022^[update] the bridge is not operational. When working, it carries a travelling 'car', or 'gondola', suspended below the fixed structure, across the river in 90 seconds. The gondola can carry 200 people, nine cars, or six cars and one minibus.