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The Warrington Transporter Bridge (or Bank Quay Transporter Bridge) across the River Mersey is a structural steel transporter bridge. The bridge has a span of ,〔Rennison, p. 267〕 is wide, feet above high water level, with an overall length of feet.〔 It was constructed in 1915 〔 and fell into disuse in approximately 1964. It was designed by William Henry Hunter and built by William Arrol.〔 It was the second of two transporter bridges across the Mersey at Warrington. The first was erected in 1905 slightly to the north of the existing bridge, and was described in ''The Engineer'' in 1908. A third transporter bridge over the Mersey was the Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge, built in 1905〔Thompson, p. 30〕 and dismantled in 1961. The Warrington Transporter 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 in weight, and was converted for road vehicles in 1940.〔 In 1953 it was further modified to carry loads of up to .〔 The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II * listed building, and because of its poor condition it is on the Heritage at Risk Register. The bridge is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. A local group called 'Friends of Warrington Transporter Bridge' 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.warringtontransporterbridge.co.uk/history.html )〕 FoWTB have been featured on the local BBC News program NorthWest Tonight,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBMepDzA4_0 )〕 have set up a website for the bridge〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.WarringtonTransporterBridge.co.uk )〕 (www.WarringtonTransporterBridge.co.uk) along with Facebook and Twitter pages. == See also == *Grade I and II * listed buildings in Warrington *List of Scheduled Monuments in Cheshire (post-1539) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Warrington Transporter Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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