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CRT/BMT/141

Images of the Runcorn Transporter Bridge, River Mersey

Description

Three black and white negatives showing the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter bridge The Widnes–Runcorn Transporter Bridge crossed the river Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal linking the towns of Runcorn and Widnes. Completed in 1905, it was Britain's first transporter bridge and the largest of its type ever built in the world. Demolished 1961

Date

early 1900's

Reference code

CRT/BMT/141

Extent & medium

3 black and white negatives

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