The Transporter Bridge Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Opened by Lord Tredegar on September 12th 1906 The Transporter was built to impreve access to the east bank of the USK where the ORB Steelworks was sited. Closely spaced piers for a swing or lifting bridge would have hindered shipping bound for the town dock or the river wharves; and arched brigde would have been impossibly high and a tunnel to costly, so an aerial ferry was chosen.
The gondola is suspended from a trolley propelled by a continuous cable. This winds onto a drum driven by two 35 HP Electric motors housed on the East Bank.
Height of Towers: 242'
Clearway between: 595'
Engineers:
F.Arnodin (French designer and patentee)
R. Haynes (borough engineer)"
Source: Information on the brigde

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FORJP001 (3819) 2005-11-18 22:22

I am always fascinated by old technology, and unusual metallic structures. This one built back in the early 1900 is quite impressive. Jean-Pierre
P.S. I posted this one in my favorites

ivarba (786) 2005-11-19 4:31

Hi Zbyszek
A picture like this interests me. I mean, there is not only in nature you can find beauty. The man-made technical installations we find everywhere around us has their own character and beaty. I like this shot.

Regards
Ivar

Katharina (401) 2005-11-19 12:29