General Information
| Other name(s): | Niagara Gorge Bridge |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1852 |
| Completion: | 18 March 1855 |
| Status: | demolished (1896) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge with cable-stays |
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| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Railroad (railway) bridge lower deck: Road bridge |
| Material: |
Structurae Plus original configuration: Iron bridge |
| Plan view: |
Structurae Plus |
Location
| Location: |
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge (1897)
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| Coordinates: | 43° 6' 31" N 79° 3' 28.61" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 250 m | |
| number of cables | 4 | |
| deck | deck depth | 5.50 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck truss |
steel
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Chronology
| September 1852 | Construction begins. |
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| 10 October 1854 | Two men die on a collapsing scaffold |
| 8 March 1855 | First locomotive named "London" crosses the bridge at 8 miles per hour |
Notes
Bridge has since been replaced.
Participants
Design
- John A. Roebling (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 134.
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 333-334.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 81.
- (1977): Cable-Stayed Bridges. Theory and design. Crosby Lockwood Staples, London (United Kingdom), pp. 386.
- Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges. A photographic and textual study of the fabrication of Bridge Cables. John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton (USA), 1925.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000047 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
29/11/2020