The Newport Transporter Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk in the city of Newport, Wales, United Kingdom. It is a Grade I listed structure. Designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin, it was built in 1906 and operated for several decades before being shut down in 1985 because of wear. Following a £3 million refurbishment, the bridge reopened in 1995 and continues to operate today. The span is an example of the very rare transporter bridge concept, of which less than ten exist today. The design was chosen because the river banks are very low at the desired crossing point (a few miles south of the city centre) where an ordinary bridge would need a very long approach ramp to attain sufficient height to allow ships to pass under, and a ferry could not be used during low tide at the site. The River Usk, Afon Wysg in Welsh, rises in the mountains of mid-Wales then flows south-east through Abergavenny and the eponymous town of Usk to the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon and the Bristol Channel at Newport. ... Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is the third largest city in Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea). ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² Ethnicity: 97. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The pound sterling, which strictly speaking refers to basic currency unit of sterling, now the pound, is the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Newport Transporter Bridge A transporter bridge (also ferry bridge or aerial transfer bridge) is a type of movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across a river. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... This article is about tides in the ocean. ...

The bridge forms part of the classified highway network and is also where route 4 of the National Cycle Network crosses the River Usk and route 47 begins. The first section of the NCN to be built was the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, opened in 1984. ...

It was the focal-point of the local millennium celebrations of 2000, where fireworks were fired from its length, and has been featured in several movies and television shows. More information about this bridge can be found at http://www.fontb.org.uk/. A millennium is a period of time, literally equal to one thousand years. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

The Newport transporter bridge. In the larger picture, the ferry platform can be seen at midspan, very close to the river, suspended from the travelling carriage. The height of the towers is 242 feet (74 metres) and the height of the horizontal beam above the road is 177 feet (54 metres)	Information notice attached to the bridge approach. The bridge was designed by a French engineer (Ferdinand Arnodin) and opened in 1906. It was closed in 1985 when wire breakages were found and re-opened in 1995 after a £3 million refurbishment. It now operates every day.
The ferry platform, which can take 6 cars and 120 foot passengers, crossing the River Usk. The platform travels the 592 feet (181 metres) between the towers at 10 feet (3 metres) per second. The one way fare is 50p (UK currency).	General view of the ferry platform, waiting for more vehicles to arrive.

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