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Latitude: 54.5844 / 54°35'3"N
Longitude: -1.228 / 1°13'40"W
OS Eastings: 449991
OS Northings: 521297
OS Grid: NZ499212
Mapcode National: GBR MHVF.YD
Mapcode Global: WHD70.31HB
Plus Code: 9C6WHQMC+QR
Entry Name: Transporter Bridge
Listing Date: 21 June 1985
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1139267
English Heritage Legacy ID: 59200
ID on this website: 101139267
Location: Port Clarence, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, TS2
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Civil Parish: Billingham
Built-Up Area: Middlesbrough
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Middlesbrough All Saints
Church of England Diocese: York
The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1139845. This entry was removed from the List on 12 July 2017.
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NZ 52 SW
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BILLINGHAM
PORT CLARENCE ROAD (off)
(South side)
Transporter Bridge
II*
Transporter Bridge over River Tees, 1911 by G.C. Imbault (Cleveland Bridge
and Engineering Co.Ltd.) engineer; constructed by Sir William Arrol and
Company Limited (Glasgow). Opened by Prince Arthur of Connaught. Plated
and riveted steel. 2 pairs of tapering towers on steel and concrete
caissons, support main cantilevered trusses, of which lower chord carries
trolley way. Catwalk along trolley way 49m above water, and 260m. in
length, with 174m. span over river. Clusters of woven steel wire tension
ropes connect outward tips of trusses vertically down to concrete anchorage
blocks set into the ground. Carriage suspended on steel wire ropes, from
trolley hauled by 2 ropes connected to electrically powered winch, in
housing on south bank of river. Carriage damaged by enemy action in 1940
Listing NGR: NZ 49991 21297
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