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Michigan Central Cantilever Bridge

Niagara County, New York

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Image

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #367423

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Cantilever bridge over Niagara Gorge on Michigan Central Railroad
Location
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1883; replaced 1925
Builders
- Central Bridge Works of Buffalo, New York
- Charles C. Schneider
Railroad
- Michigan Central Railroad (MC)
Design
Deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.10865, -79.05813   (decimal degrees)
43°06'31" N, 79°03'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/658001/4774709 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Niagara Falls
Inventory number
BH 74092 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,901)
Built 1883 (144)
Built during 1880s (1,839)
Cantilevered (304)
Cantilevered truss (247)
Central Bridge Works (1)
Charles C. Schneider (2)
Deck truss (1,606)
Lost (22,381)
 Lost 1925 (35)
Lost during 1920s (378)
Michigan Central Railroad (21)
New York (3,846)
Niagara County, New York (77)
Niagara Falls, New York (21)
Railroad (14,380)
Replaced by new bridge (14,947)
Truss (31,263)

Update Log 

  • July 25, 2018: New photo from Mike Niethe
  • October 13, 2016: Added by Dave King

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