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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:bridge
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gptkbp:advantage
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allows tall ships to pass underneath
limited capacity
slow crossing time
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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ferry bridge
transporter ferry
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gptkbp:establishedIn
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late 19th century
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gptkbp:function
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to carry vehicles and pedestrians across a river or gap
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Transporter Bridge
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gptkbp:inventedBy
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gptkb:Ferdinand_Arnodin
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:steel
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gptkbp:mechanismOfAction
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gondola suspended from a moving trolley
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gptkbp:movement
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horizontal movement of gondola
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:Rendsburg_High_Bridge
gptkb:Newport_Transporter_Bridge
gptkb:Bizkaia_Bridge
gptkb:Middlesbrough_Transporter_Bridge
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gptkbp:numberOfRooms
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fewer than 30 built
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gptkbp:powerSource
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electric motor
manual (in early examples)
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gptkbp:status
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rare type of bridge
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gptkbp:subclassOf
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gptkb:bridge
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gptkbp:type
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suspended span
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gptkbp:usedIn
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places where high clearance for ships is needed
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Middlesbrough
gptkb:River_Tees
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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