North East - Tees Valley
TRANSPORTER BRIDGE VISITOR CENTRE
Ferry Road, Middlesbrough,
Tees Valley
TS2 1PL
t: 01642 247563/728162
f: 01642 728597
e: contactcentre@middlesbrough.gov.uk
w: www.middlesbrough.gov.uk
The only working bridge of its kind
in England, this unique structure
dominates the Middlesbrough skyline
and was originally designed to allow
tall ships to pass underneath. It opened
in 1911 and can still carry 9 cars or
200 people on each crossing. Gantry
system. The Visitor Information Centre
promotes the history of the bridge and
surrounding area through the use of
graphic panels, video, computers,
objects and models.
