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The Wikipedia article on Transporter Bridges says that the first such bridge was built in Portugalete, Portugal and not Bilbao, Spain as stated in this article. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Barney Bruchstein ( talk) 19:06, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
The article states with citations that: "Approach roads of 320 feet (98 m) on the Widnes side and 470 feet (140 m) on the Runcorn side were built."
I find this puzzling. As a resident of Mersey Road from 1947 to 1968 I had always assumed that the houses in Mersey Road predated the building of the bridge, and certainly the Mersey Hotel ("The Snig") at the bottom of Mersey Road is older. Therefore I can't see how a new approach road was needed or created. The Smile on the Cat ( talk) 12:25, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
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The Wikipedia article on Transporter Bridges says that the first such bridge was built in Portugalete, Portugal and not Bilbao, Spain as stated in this article. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Barney Bruchstein ( talk) 19:06, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
The article states with citations that: "Approach roads of 320 feet (98 m) on the Widnes side and 470 feet (140 m) on the Runcorn side were built."
I find this puzzling. As a resident of Mersey Road from 1947 to 1968 I had always assumed that the houses in Mersey Road predated the building of the bridge, and certainly the Mersey Hotel ("The Snig") at the bottom of Mersey Road is older. Therefore I can't see how a new approach road was needed or created. The Smile on the Cat ( talk) 12:25, 19 February 2024 (UTC)