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Working transporter bridges are a rare thing in England. Only two were ever built – in Middlesborough over the river Tees, and in Warrington over the river Mersey. The Warrington bridge ceased operation in 1964, but the Tees Transporter Bridge is still very much alive. Built in 1911, it has featured in many films and TV shows and is a potent symbol of the Middlesbrough area.

Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough.
 
Transporter bridges are sometimes called ferry bridges or aerial transfer bridges. Passengers and cars don’t actually cross the bridge itself – they’re transported in a car or gondola suspended beneath it. With a span of 851 feet, the Tees bridge is the longest transporter bridge in the world. Passengers are carried almost around 160 feet above the river Tees. The gondola can accommodate 200 people and several cars.

I took this one evening whilst filling in time at work, I had my sandwiches watching the sunset whilst waiting for my next meeting. I took two exposures, the first for the sunset and the second for the illuminated bridge. I then merged the two together in Photoshop. 

Canon 30D, Canon 17 - 85mm lens.

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