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Transporter Bridge to part of Joseph Crosfield and Sons Ltd's Works

A Grade II* Listed Building in Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3839 / 53°23'1"N

Longitude: -2.6076 / 2°36'27"W

OS Eastings: 359681

OS Northings: 387619

OS Grid: SJ596876

Mapcode National: GBR BY79.8P

Mapcode Global: WH98Q.X6GP

Plus Code: 9C5V99MR+GX

Entry Name: Transporter Bridge to part of Joseph Crosfield and Sons Ltd's Works

Listing Date: 4 April 1975

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1139433

English Heritage Legacy ID: 58733

Also known as: Bank Quay Transporter Bridge

ID on this website: 101139433

Location: Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1

County: Warrington

Electoral Ward/Division: Bewsey and Whitecross

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Warrington

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Walton St John the Evangelist

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Steel bridge Transporter bridge

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Description


SJ 58 NE
5/160

BANK QUAY
Transporter Bridge to part of Joseph Crosfield and Sons Ltd's Works

II
1913-14. Engineers: Sir William Arrol and Coy. Steel. Four brick plinths. Two pairs of latticed piers 70 ft high supporting a clear span of 200 ft, from which the transporter deck is suspended. Formerly conveyed motor vehicles and railway waggons (from a private branch leading off the former LNWR main line) to the part of Crosfield's works which is situated in a loop in the river Mersey. There are supposed to be only two other major transporter bridges in Britain.

Listing NGR: SJ5968187619

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