TRANSPORTER BRIDGE Definition & Meaning

transporter bridge

noun

a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.

transporter bridge

noun

a bridge consisting of a movable platform suspended from cables, for transporting vehicles, etc, across a body of water

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of transporter bridge¹

First recorded in 1900–05

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From the balcony of his one-bed flat there are glimpses of local landmarks on the horizon - the town hall clock and Tees Transporter Bridge.

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The report identified a "mostly passive and ineffective management approach to the Transporter Bridge over the previous decade".

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A worker narrowly avoided being killed when a piece of the Tees Transporter Bridge fell off, a council has heard.

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Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge to remain closed 'until September'

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The Waterloo Hotel, near Newport's Transporter Bridge, used to be packed full of docks workers and steelworkers, and once boasted the longest bar in the UK.

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