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- The Newport Transporter Bridge (Welsh: Pont Gludo Casnewydd) is a transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South East Wales.
- In 1900 Newport was a very busy port, much of it centred up river from where the Transporter Bridge now stands.
- The Newport Transporter Bridge located in Newport, South Wales spans the River Usk and is a Grade 1 Listed Building which was opened in September 1906.
- The remarkable Newport Transporter Bridge is one of only six operational transporter bridges left world wide from a total of twenty constructed.
- Built in 1906 to connect the town with the industries that were clustering east of the river, the bridge is one of only six transporter bridges that remain in use...
- If you are visiting Newport or the surrounding area I would definitely recommend a trip across the Transporter Bridge.
- Staring from gas-lit homes, Pillgwenlly residents would have been amazed as the electricity-powered Newport Transporter Bridge towered over them.
- It is one of only two operational transporter bridges in Britain, the other being the Tees Transporter Bridge.
- The visitor center is on the west bank of the river and features exhibits on the history of the bridge, its construction, and other transporter bridges around the world.
- The Weirdest Bridge in Wales: The Newport Transporter Bridge.
- The remarkable Newport Transporter Bridge is the largest and one of only eight surviving transporter bridges left worldwide from a total of twenty...
- The Newport Transporter Bridge spans the River Usk and is a Grade 1 Listed Structure.
- Climbing to the truss is a relatively simple operation because unlike most transporter bridges the Newport bridge was built with a stairway in one pylon on...
- The bridge was built 1902-1906, the towers are 645 feet apart and rise 242 feet above road level.
Newport Transporter Bridge
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Транспортный мост, который пересекает реку Уск в Ньюпорте, Юго-Восточный Уэльс. Мост является самым низким переходом на реке Уск. Это сооружение, внесенное в список I класса. Это один из менее чем 10 транспортных мостов, которые до сих пор используются во всем мире; когда-либо было построено всего несколько десятков.
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- Дата постройки:12 сентября 1906 года