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    The WidnesRuncorn Transporter Bridge crossed the river Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal linking the towns of Runcorn and Widnes. Completed in 1905, it...
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  • the programme's plot had the bridge being dismantled and re-erected in Arizona, US. The Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge, demolished in the early 1960s...
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    Jubilee Bridge (originally the RuncornWidnes Bridge or informally the Runcorn Bridge) crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap...
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    stations of Widnes and Hough Green are listed, as are the former Widnes Town Hall and the former power house of the transporter bridge. Widnes is on the...
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    (1990). Old Runcorn. Halton Borough Council. Thompson, Dave (2000). Bridging the Years: The Story of Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge. Runcorn: Dave Thompson...
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  • 2017 Runcorn Railway Bridge, a rail bridge opened in 1868 Silver Jubilee Bridge or RuncornWidnes Bridge, a road bridge opened in 1961 WidnesRuncorn Transporter...
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    The Runcorn Railway Bridge, Ethelfleda Bridge or Britannia Bridge crosses the River Mersey at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, England...
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    River Mersey (redirect from Runcorn Gap)
    the now demolished Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge opened and took cars and passengers via a cable car. The Silver Jubilee Bridge, completed in 1961...
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    Bridge in 1977), it replaced the WidnesRuncorn Transporter Bridge, a 19th-century steam-powered cable-truss transporter that carried four cars in 2½ minutes...
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    Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey where it narrows at Runcorn Gap. The town...
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    A through arch bridge, also known as a through-type arch bridge, is a bridge that is made from materials such as steel or reinforced concrete, in which...
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    et al. 2011, p. 562 Thompson, Dave (2001), Bridging Us Together: The Story of Runcorn-Widnes Bridge, Widnes: Dave Thompson Sources Hartwell, Clare; Hyde...
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    Catalyst Science Discovery Centre (category Buildings and structures in Widnes)
    of the proposed Lancashire Plateway relating to Widnes and a set of Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge bound plans. The fine art collection ranges from...
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  • reconstruction of the Conway Suspension Bridge Portsmouth bascule bridge Littlehampton swing bridge Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge Shepherd's Bush Stadium for...
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    Gateway Bridge 2017 53°21′10″N 2°42′47″W / 53.3528°N 2.713°W / 53.3528; -2.713 (Mersey Gateway Bridge) - Runcorn WidnesRuncorn Transporter Bridge 1905...
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  • (1990), Old Runcorn, Halton Borough Council Thompson, Dave (2000), Bridging the Years: The Story of Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge, Widnes: Dave Thompson...
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    prosecution under anti-obscenity laws. The WidnesRuncorn Transporter Bridge, the largest transporter bridge ever built, and the first in Britain, opened...
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  • Victoria's 80th birthday. 1901: Population: 815,099. 29 May 1905: Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge officially opened by Sir John Brunner. 1914: Completion of...
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  • City Bridge Newport City footbridge Newport, George Street Bridge Newport, M4 motorway Usk bridge Newport Transporter Bridge Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed...
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    Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet (category People from Widnes)
    by then been created a baronet) became chairman of the Runcorn and Widnes Transporter Bridge Company. He subscribed £25,000 (£3.6 million in 2025) towards...
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    destinations such as Manchester, the Trafford Centre, Liverpool, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes and Chester. A real-time passenger information system is installed...
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  • Point. Severn  United Kingdom The coaster collided with the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of all three crew...
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  • to construct a bridge across the river Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal between Runcorn and Widnes and approaches to such bridge to provide for the...
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    also suspended over water as it was transported by the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge over the River Tees. The end of the relay took place in the 2012 Summer...
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