- Michigan Central Railway Bridge
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Not to be confused with the bridge this replaced, the Niagara Cantilever Bridge, sometimes called the Michigan Central Railway Cantilever Bridge.
Michigan Central Railway Bridge 
Bridge in Spring 2009Crosses Niagara River Locale Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York Maintained by Canadian Pacific Railway Design Deck arch bridge Opened 1925 Toll N/A Daily traffic none The Michigan Central Railway Bridge is a steel arch bridge spanning the Niagara Gorge between Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York. The bridge was designed by William Perry Taylor, Chief Engineer J.L. Delming and consulting Norwegian-born engineer Olaf Hoff.[1]
Construction on the bridge began in 1924, and the bridge opened in 1925. This bridge replaced the Niagara Cantilever Bridge that crossed in the same area from 1883 to 1925. The bridge is owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, which purchased the single track structure in 1990. The bridge no longer carries train traffic as the tracks on the bridge and on the Canadian side have been removed. The tracks leading to the bridge end at Robert Moses State Parkway remain in certain sections.
There is currently a wall across the centre of the bridge that is topped with barbed wire to prevent people from walking across it. Additional barrier and barbed wire is located on the sides to prevent climbing on the steel arch sections. A wired fence blocks the southside (American) and another wall on the northside (in Canada). The Canadian corridor and bridge are owned by the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario and plans are to have the bridge demolished by May 2012.[2]
References
- ^ Bjork, Kenneth Saga In Steel And Concrete - Norwegian Engineers In America (Northfield, Minnesota: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1947)
- ^ http://www.niagarafrontier.com/bridges.html#b6
External links
Coordinates: 43°06′31″N 79°03′30″W / 43.108546°N 79.058368°W
Bridges of the Niagara River Upstream
Rainbow BridgeMichigan Central Railway Bridge Downstream
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
AmtrakCategories:- Railway bridges in Ontario
- Railroad bridges in New York
- Deck arch bridges
- Bridges in Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Bridges in Niagara Falls, New York
- International bridges
- Canada–United States border crossings
- Michigan Central Railroad bridges and tunnels
- Canadian National Railway bridges and tunnels
- Canadian Pacific Railway bridges and tunnels
- Bridges completed in 1925
- Bridges over the Niagara River
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