Title

New Falls View Upper Suspension Bridge - Elevator Tower

Description

NSB - 22

en-CA Original held in the collection of Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, New York ; This view of the US terminus of the bridge shows two carriages waiting to go through the portal onto the bridge deck. The masonry structure at the left houses the cable anchor. The depth of the anchor pits below the surface of the ground was 18 feet and the length of the anchor chains was 30 feet, The anchors were set in solid rock on the Canadian side, and in masonry on the US side. The anchors had to hold the main cables each of which weighed 82 tons - George Seibel ;

en-CA Negative available

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=97549

Creator

Monroe, George H.

Medium

Photograph

Extent

5" x 5.25" black & white photograph from sterographic image number 118

Provenance

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation

Date

1873

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection

locator

421236p

Rights Holder

Expired

Rights

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation

Subject

Elevators

Bridges - Suspension

number

D421236P

Format

Photograph

Date Created

2004-11-11

Date Modified

2005-01-20