Newport Transporter Bridge: Multimillion-pound boost for historic structure
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media captionNewport Transporter Bridge set for major makeover
Funding has been secured to turn one of the world's last remaining transporter bridges into a major attraction.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is giving £8.75m towards repairs and a new visitor centre at the landmark Grade I listed structure in Newport.
Visitors will again be able to ride the gondola across the Usk, or cross the walkway at a height of 180ft (55m).
The bridge opened in 1906 and has the largest span of its type left in the world, the lottery fund said.