Transporter bridge

The design has been used to cross navigable rivers or other bodies of water, where there is a requirement for ship traffic to be able to pass.[clarification needed] The concept of the transporter bridge was invented in 1873 by Charles Smith (1844–1882), the manager of an engine works in Hartlepool, England.He called it a "bridge ferry" and unsuccessfully presented his ideas to councils in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, and Glasgow.The idea came about in locations where it was seen as impractical to build long approach ramps that would be required to reach a high span, and in places where ferries are not easily able to cross.[1] It was featured in the 2002 series of the popular British TV show Auf Wiedersehen, Pet; the programme's plot had the bridge being dismantled and re-erected in Arizona, US.
The Widnes–Runcorn Transporter Bridge was the first in Britain and the largest transporter bridge in the world.
Maarsserbrug, a fixed bridge with small transporter bridge underneath
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