General Information
| Completion: | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge with cable-stays |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Transporter bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Newport, Wales, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 34' 14.22" N 2° 59' 8.29" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 325 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| towers |
steel
|
| truss |
steel
|
Participants
Design
- Ferdinand Arnodin (designer)
Resident engineering
- Georges Camille Imbault (resident engineer)
Rehabilitation
Consulting engineers
Suspension system replacement (1993)
Cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2000): Newport Transporter Bridge—an historical perspective. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, v. 138, n. 1 (February 2000), pp. 40-48.
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 709.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002345 - Published on:
15/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/04/2020
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