Quirky bridge!

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Steve F
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Quirky bridge!

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Very quirky!! The transporter bridge over the River Usk at Newport, S Wales🙂👍. Only a quid to get across too, car or bike!
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&ved=0ahUKEwjJ8ISGldHcAhUCI8AKHce4AYsQ_BcIICgBMAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newport.gov.uk%2Fheritage%2Findex.cfm%2FTransporterBridge%2F&usg=AOvVaw2i8-DI1744Fp4MRQ5IGFxN
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Re: Quirky bridge!

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Middlesbrough has a transporter bridge over the River Tees, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tees_Transporter_Bridge
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David. wrote: Middlesbrough has a transporter bridge over the River Tees, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tees_Transporter_Bridge

Oooh! I see your bridge up North has the luxury of a glazed viewing lift to get to the walkway on top. Us poor sods in the South have to make do with umpteen flights of stairs at both ends!!😉😂
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Re: Quirky bridge!

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The transporter bridge in Bilbao is the world's oldest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vizcaya_Bridge
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