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Transporter bridge

Fifteen Transporter Bridges have been built, of which seven remain. Their use is to carry a moveable roadway across a navigable river slung from a span tall enough to allow traffic to pass on the river.

The Newport transporter bridge was built in 1906 across the River Usk.



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