Newport Transporter Bridge
The Newport Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South East Wales. The bridge is the lowest crossing on the River Usk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: Transporter bridge in Newport, Wales
- Also known as: “Transporter Bridge Including E And W Anchor Chambers”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Church, Pillgwenlly and Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital.
St Michael’s Church, Pillgwenlly
Church
Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael's is a Roman Catholic church in Pillgwenlly in Newport, Wales. It located at the corner of Clarence Street and St Michael Street. St Michael's has been Grade II listed since January 1997. St Michael’s Church, Pillgwenlly is situated 2,000 feet north of Newport Transporter Bridge.
Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital
Hospital
The Royal Gwent Hospital is a local general hospital in the city of Newport. It is managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Since 2020, the hospital no longer has a full Emergency Department, and redirects those with a serious illness or injury to call 999 or go to attend the Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran. Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital is situated 1 mile northwest of Newport Transporter Bridge.
Newport Cathedral
Church
Photo: Owain, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Newport Cathedral, also known as St Gwynllyw's or St Woolos' Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth within the Church in Wales, and the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth. Newport Cathedral is situated 1 mile northwest of Newport Transporter Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maesglas and Baneswell.
Maesglas
Suburb
Maesglas or Maes-glas is a neighbourhood in the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales. In the 16th century it was recorded as Greenfield but the Welsh language name Maesglas has remained the more widely used, among English speakers.
Baneswell
Suburb
Baneswell is an inner-city district in the city of Newport, South Wales. It is in the electoral ward of Stow Hill, and located next to the city centre and Newport railway station.
Somerton
Suburb
Somerton is an area in the south-east of Newport. The northern half of the area is located in the Alway ward with the southern half in the Lliswerry ward – The two halves being separated by the South Wales Main Line.
Newport Transporter Bridge
- Categories: transporter bridge and transportation
- Location: Liswerry, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.57054° or 51° 34′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.98548° or 2° 59′ 8″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C3VH2C7+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 661130312OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Newport Transporter Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “紐波特運渡橋”
- Danish: “Newport Transporter Bridge”
- Dutch: “Newport Transport Brug”
- Dutch: “Zweefbrug van Newport”
- French: “pont transbordeur de Newport”
- French: “Pont transbordeur de Newport”
- German: “Newport Transporter Bridge”
- German: “Schwebefähre Newport”
- Swedish: “Hängfärjan i Newport”
- Welsh: “Pont Gludo Casnewydd”
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