Replacing the International Railway Bridge, 1896-7, Niagara Falls New York.John Roeblings famous rai
Replacing the International Railway Bridge, 1896-7, Niagara Falls New York.John Roeblings famous rail suspension bridge, had become too small for the increasing size of train engines and length of trains by the 1890s. Yet it was too important to take out of service while being replaced, so engineer Leffert L Buck, who had been hired to build the new span, built the new bridge around the old. one, a feat made possible by the the new bridge was an arch design, and would not interfere with the towers and cable of Mr Roeblings bridge.When the new bridge was completed, the old bridge was dismantled, the last bits removed by August 27, 1897. The New Bridge took the uninspiring name of The Lower Steel Arch Bridge until 1937 when it was renamed the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge. -- source link
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