Picnicing by the Niagara Railroad Bridge, Niagara Falls, New York.Built by engineer John Roebling of
Picnicing by the Niagara Railroad Bridge, Niagara Falls, New York.Built by engineer John Roebling of Brooklyn Bridge Fame in 1855, The International Suspension Bridge, Its official name, brought rail traffic across the Niagara River and the border of the United States and Canada until 1897. The bridge was considered an engineering marvel and attracted tourists who also came to view the Falls, which can be seen in the distance in the second photo.It had finally become too small for the amount of traffic from the New York Central, the New York and Erie Railroad and Canada’s Great Western Railway, and was replaced by an arch bridge. -- source link
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