Lewiston – Queenston Suspension Bridge
Coordinates: 43 ° 9 ′ 43 " N , 79 ° 2 ′ 47" W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Crossing of | Niagara River | |
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Lewiston (New York) Queenston (Ontario) |
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| construction | Suspension bridge | |
| Longest span | 256 m | |
| start of building | 1.) 1850 2.) 1898 | |
| completion | 1.) 1851 2.) 1899 | |
| closure | 1.) February 3, 1854 destroyed by storm 2.) dismantled in 1963 |
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The Lewiston – Queenston Suspension Bridge , also known as Queenston – Lewiston Suspension Bridge , was the name of two road bridges between Canada and the United States . The suspension bridges , built at great intervals, led over the Niagara River about 1.1 km north of today's Lewiston-Queenston Bridge . They connected the American city of Lewiston in the state of New York and the Canadian city of Queenston in the province of Ontario .
First Lewiston – Queenston Suspension Bridge (1851–1854)
The first Lewiston – Queenston Suspension Bridge was built between 1850 and 1851 according to the plans of the engineer Edward W. Serrell. The first rope, with the help of which the further work could be carried out, was pulled across the river by steamboat.
The suspension bridge had a span of 256 m (841 ft) and a 6 m wide bridge deck made of wooden planks. The bridge deck was connected to the rock bank with long guy ropes to prevent vibrations.
In the winter of 1853–54 the guy ropes were removed to prevent damage from ice. On February 3, 1854, a violent storm caused the bridge to vibrate so strongly that it broke and fell into the river. Until the second bridge was built, the residents had to rely on a ferry service again .
Second Lewiston – Queenston Suspension Bridge (1899–1962)
In 1898, the second Falls View Suspension Bridge below Niagara Falls was replaced by the larger and more stable Upper Steel Arch Bridge (Honeymoon Bridge). The suspension bridge, which was only nine years old, was then dismantled; its parts were used for the construction of the second Lewiston – Queenston Suspension Bridge. Work on this bridge began in the fall of 1898 under the direction of Leffert L. Buck and was completed on July 21, 1899.
The bridge was sufficiently wide and load-bearing for single-track traffic with electric trams and other vehicles.
She stayed until 1962 in operation was opened as today's Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, a larger and more sustainable steel - arch bridge . The suspension bridge was dismantled and scrapped in 1963.
Web links
- The First Queenston-Lewiston Suspension Bridge on Bridges Over Niagara Falls
- The Second Queenston-Lewiston Suspension Bridge on Bridges Over Niagara Falls
- Bridges - Lewiston / Queenston at the historic niagara digital collections of the Niagara Falls Public Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Bridges Over Niagara Falls
- ↑ A span of 318 m is mentioned by Leonardo Fernández Troyano: Bridge Engineering. A global perspective. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puentes, Thomas Telford 2003, ISBN 0-7277-3215-3 , p. 567