Collapsed Falls View Bridge (1)

item
Title
Collapsed Falls View Bridge (1)
Description
en-CA On January 27, 1938 an ice jam, exerting enormous pressure on the abutments of the Falls View Bridge, caused it to collapse onto the ice bridge below. The incline railway can be seen to the left which used to extended down to the docks of The Maid of the Mist.
Identifier
http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=366859
Creator
Unknown
Type
Still Image
Is Part Of
Francis J. Petrie Collection
Extent
4.5" by 2.5"
Medium
black and white photograph
Provenance
Part of the Petrie Collection
Date
1938
Subject
Bridges - Fallsview/Honeymoon/Upper Steel Arch
Incline Railway
Niagara River - Ice
Source
Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library
Spatial Coverage
Canada - Ontario
number
D504118
Format
Black and white photograph
Date Created
2012-08-14
Date Modified
2012-09-26
Item sets
Historical Images Item Set
Francis J. Petrie Collection
Media
Collapsed Falls View Bridge 1