Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:bridge
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Widnes-Runcorn_Transporter_Bridge
|
| gptkbp:closed |
1961
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:England
|
| gptkbp:crosses |
River Mersey
|
| gptkbp:demolished |
1961
|
| gptkbp:designer |
gptkb:John_Webster
|
| gptkbp:function |
carried pedestrians
carried road traffic |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge
|
| gptkbp:length |
1000 feet
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Runcorn
gptkb:Widnes |
| gptkbp:material |
gptkb:steel
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
first transporter bridge in Britain
longest span transporter bridge in the world at time of opening |
| gptkbp:numberOfSpans |
1000 feet
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1905
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Silver Jubilee Bridge
|
| gptkbp:status |
demolished
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Widnes-Runcorn_Transporter_Bridge_(historic)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|