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The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.

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Newport Transporter Bridge

Historic bridge across the Usk in Wales, opened in 1906

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. It is a Grade I listed structure.
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Newport, Wales

City and county borough in Wales

Newport is a city and county borough in Wales, located on the River Usk near its confluence with the Severn Estuary, approximately 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. The population grew significantly between the 2011 and the 2021 census, increasing from 145,700 to 159,587,…
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Baron Tredegar

Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Tredegar, of Tredegar in the County of Monmouth, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 April 1859 for the Welsh politician Sir Charles Morgan, 3rd Baronet, who had earlier represented Brecon in Parliament. His eldest son, Charles Rodney…
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