Title

New Falls View Upper Suspension Bridge

Description

NSB-5

en-CA In the collection of the Earl W Brydges Public Library, Niagara Falls, New York ; the bridge towers consisted of 12 x 12 inch timbers. Each tower had four legs and each leg consisted of four timbers, 16 of which were grouped together at the top under the saddle plates which supported the main cables. The bridge was 1268 feet long and cost $250,00000. Samuel Keefer was the engineer in charge - George Seibel ;

en-CA Negative available

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=97556

Creator

Reilly, J. J.

Medium

Photograph

Extent

5" x 5.25" black & white photograph from a sterographic image number 8

Provenance

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection

locator

421236g

Rights

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation

Subject

Bridges - Suspension

number

D421236G

Format

Photograph

Date Created

2004-11-11

Date Modified

2005-01-20