Warrington Transporter Bridge
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Design
It was designed by William Henry Hunter and built by Sir William Arrol & Co. The bridge has a span of Script error: No such module "convert"., is Script error: No such module "convert". wide, Script error: No such module "convert". feet above high water level, with an overall length of Script error: No such module "convert". feet and a total height of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
History
It was constructed in 1916/7 [2] and fell into disuse in approximately 1964. The bridge was constructed to connect the two parts of the large chemical and soap works of Joseph Crosfield and Sons. It was originally designed to carry rail vehicles up to Script error: No such module "convert". in weight, and was converted for road vehicles in 1940. In 1953, it was further modified to carry loads of up to Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
It was the second of two transporter bridges across the Mersey at Warrington. The first was erected in 1906 and opened in 1907 [3] slightly to the north of the existing bridge and was later transformed into a pipeline bridge, before it was demolished.
It is one of three remaining such bridges in the UK.
Regeneration
The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[4] and because of its poor condition it is on the Heritage at Risk Register.[5] The bridge is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[6]
A local group called Friends of Warrington Transporter Bridge (FoWTB) was formed in April 2015 to act as the independent voice of the bridge. The group is liaising with other interest groups to safeguard the future of the bridge and its industrial heritage status.[7] FoWTB has been featured on the local BBC News programme, North West Tonight[8] and has set up a website for the bridge[7] along with Facebook and Twitter pages. In 2016, the bridge was nominated for the Institution of Civil Engineers North West Heritage Award.[9]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Rennison, p. 267
- ↑ still under construction at January 1917 (Liverpool Echo 3 January 1917)
- ↑ Runcorn Examiner 18 May 1907
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- Bibliography
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- Rennison, R.W., "Civil Engineering Heritage : Northern England", Thomas Telford Publishing, 2nd edn., 1996, Template:ISBN
- Thompson, Dave, "Bridging the Years", MailBook Publishing, 2000
External links
- Official website
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- Picture on geograph
- "Bank Quay transporter bridge, Warrington – Warrington (UA)", English Heritage, Heritage at Risk Register
- Heritage at Risk Register: Warrington+Transporter
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- Structures on the Heritage at Risk register
- Transporter bridges
- Bridges completed in 1915
- Bridges in Cheshire
- Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire
- Grade II* listed bridges in England
- Scheduled monuments in Cheshire
- River Mersey
- Buildings and structures in Warrington
- Bridges across the River Mersey