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The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge links Middlesbrough to Port Clarence, crossing the River Tees. It is a transporter bridge, with a travelling 'car', suspended from the bridge, which can carries 200 people or 9 cars across the river in 90 seconds.

850 feet (260m) long and 225 feet (69m) high at the tallest point, it is the largest working bridge of its kind in the world. The distance between the two towers is 580 feet (177m). In December 1993, the bridge was awarded the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' highest honour, The Heritage Plaque, for engineering excellence.