Transporter bridge
Surviving historic bridges

Transporter bridge

Section Title: Surviving historic bridges
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Bridge	Image	City	Country	Completed	Span	Clearance	Height	In Use?	Coordinates	Notes

Vizcaya Bridge	-	Portugalete/Getxo	Spain	1893	164 m (538 ft)	45 m (148 ft)	61.3 m (201 ft)	Yes	43°19′23″N 3°1′1″W / 43.32306°N 3.01694°W	In use 24/7, passenger fare 0.35 euro in 2012, declared in 2006 World Heritage Site by Unesco. Prototype for subsequent bridges.

Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge	-	Rochefort, Charente-Maritime	France	1900	140 m (460 ft)	50 m (160 ft)	66.5 m (218 ft)	Yes	45°54′58″N 0°57′38″W / 45.91611°N 0.96056°W	In use during the summer. This bridge may be seen in the film The Young Girls of Rochefort.

Aerial Lift Bridge	-	Duluth, Minnesota	United States	1905	120 m (390 ft)	41.1 m (135 ft)	69.5 m (228 ft)	No	46°46′44″N 92°5′34″W / 46.77889°N 92.09278°W	No longer a transporter bridge; converted into a lift bridge in 1929, in use.

Newport Transporter Bridge	-	Newport	United Kingdom	1906	196.6 m (645 ft)	50 m (160 ft)	73.6 m (241 ft)	Yes	51°34′14″N 2°59′8″W / 51.57056°N 2.98556°W	Re-opened on 30 July 2010 after closing completely in 2008 for a £2 million restoration. Appears in the film Tiger Bay.

Osten Transporter Bridge	-	Osten	Germany	1909	80 m (260 ft)	30 m (98 ft)	38 m (125 ft)	Yes	53°41′39″N 9°10′58″E / 53.69417°N 9.18278°E	In use, but only as a tourist attraction.

Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge	-	Middlesbrough	United Kingdom	1911	180 m (590 ft)	49 m (161 ft)	68 m (223 ft)	Yes	54°35′4″N 1°13′40″W / 54.58444°N 1.22778°W	Refitted motors in 2010. Still in use, not in high winds

Rendsburg High Bridge	-	Rendsburg	Germany	1913	140 m (460 ft)	42 m (138 ft)	68 m (223 ft)	Yes	54°17′37″N 9°40′56″E / 54.29361°N 9.68222°E	In use, only known combo railroad/transporter bridge.

Puente Transbordador	Buenos Aires - La Boca - Puente Nicolas Avellaneda - 2012.JPG	Buenos Aires/Dock Sud	Argentina	1914	103.6 m (340 ft)	43.5 m (143 ft)	52 m (171 ft)	Yes	34°38′18″S 58°21′22″W / 34.63833°S 58.35611°W	In use. It was closed in 1960 but was restored and reopened in September 2017.

Warrington Transporter Bridge	-	Warrington	United Kingdom	1916	57 m (187 ft)	23 m (75 ft)	27 m (89 ft)	No	53°23′1″N 2°36′27″W / 53.38361°N 2.60750°W	Disused. Listed as an "ancient monument", but still at risk.

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