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