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General Information
| Other name(s): | Upper Steel Arch Bridge; Fallsview Bridge; Falls View Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 1897 |
| Completion: | 1898 |
| Status: | demolished (January 1938) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Two-hinged arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge Truss arch bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA Clifton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Falls View Suspension Bridge (1889)
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| Replaced by: |
Rainbow Bridge (1941)
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| Coordinates: | 43° 5' 20.86" N 79° 4' 8.34" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| arch | rise | 45.75 m |
| height | 7.93 m | |
| arch span | 256 m |
Materials
| arch |
steel
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|---|---|
| deck truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 1938 | Arch collapses after the foundations are destroyed by ice. |
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 335.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20002254 - Published on:
11/11/2001 - Last updated on:
06/09/2023
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