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    Arrow Newport Bridge Middlesbrough, May 2011 (pic heavy)

    Been wanting to do this for AGES, so finally plucked up the bollocks to actually get up there!!
    Was driving under it with Pike, and we decided right, its gonna be done NOW! At least now i know i dont have a fear of heights any more

    Managed to spend a good 3 hours up there so apologies for the rather pic heavy report (there's more on my Flickr page)
    Lost our arses somewhat when a police car pulled up into a carpark, then a few mins later we heard a siren that sounded like it came from under the bridge!! But apparently some loon was just going mental in a nearby street.


    Bit of info on it:
    The Newport Vertical Lift Bridge crosses the river Tees in Middlesbrough
    First opened to traffic by the Duke of York on February 28th 1934
    The 2,700 tonne, 270ft piece of bridge was powered by 2 325 H.P motors and could raise the bridge up a total height of 120ft. With a 450HP petrol motor and a hand operated winch system on standby, however it was estimated that by hand it would take 12 men 8 HOURS to completely raise and lower the bridge.

    The final lift happened on November 18th 1990.


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