The original Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge crossed the river Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal to link Runcorn and Widnes and was completed in 1905. It was Britain’s first transporter bridge ...

This Meccano bridge, dubbed the “transported transporter bridge”, is 7m long, 1.5m high and was built in 10 days, over a period of seven weeks. Nine members — average age 75 — set about ...

Runcorn, Victoria Park, Widnes and along the convoy route at about 1200 BST. The bridge, which crosses the River Mersey, was built as a replacement for the 1901 Transporter Bridge. Halton Borough ...

An aerial ferry or transporter bridge, 1,000 feet long in the clear, and spanning the Mersey has been opened to service connecting Widnes and Runcorn. The bridge has the longest span of any bridge ...

Arnodin built the first transporter bridge, the Puente Colgante ... The first had been built in 1905 from Widnes to Runcorn – spanning the Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal.

The bridge, which connects Runcorn to Widnes in Cheshire and is known locally as Runcorn Bridge, has been free to cross since it opened in 1961. However, after the redevelopment users will be ...

It will be the first toll rise since the Mersey Gateway Bridge, which crosses the River Mersey to link Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, opened in 2017. The proposals also include a £10 increase in ...

Police have closed a murder investigation that was launched over “suspicious activity” reported on a bridge in Runcorn. A member of the public reported seeing a man parking his car and acting ...

Motorists using the Runcorn-Widnes bridge in Cheshire are facing delays over the next three days. Maintenance work is being carried out on the Silver Jubilee bridge, but it can only be done in ...

The original Runcorn-Widnes Transporter Bridge crossed the river Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal to link Runcorn and Widnes and was completed in 1905. It was Britain’s first transporter bridge ...

Runcorn, Victoria Park, Widnes and along the convoy route at about 1200 BST. The bridge, which crosses the River Mersey, was built as a replacement for the 1901 Transporter Bridge. Halton Borough ...