Niagara River Bridge

Source: CIV 102 Lectures


Source: CIV 102 Lectures
Designer: John A. Roebling
Location: Spanning over Niagara River between the State of New York and Canada
Built: 1854
Type: Suspension bridge with cable-stays
Dimensions: Main Span: 821 feet
Material: Steel

Notes:

Bridge has since been replaced. 

Relevant Web Sites:

References:

Spanning Niagara: The International Bridge 1848-1962, University of Washington Press, Seattle (WA), 1984.

 Roebling, John A. Final Report of John A. Roebling, civil engineer, to the presidents of the Niagara Falls suspension and Niagara Falls international bridge companies, May 1, 1855, Rochestery (NY), Steam Press of Lee, Mann & Co., 1855.

 Roebling, John A. Memoir of the Niagara Falls Suspension and Niagara Falls International Bridge in Papers and practical illustrations of public works of recent construction, both British and American, London, 1856.
 
 

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