Title

Upper Steel Arch /Honeymoon Bridge 1938 - the day it collapsed,

Description

ICE JAM JAMS BRIDGES

Note the ice surrounding the bridge abuttments, it was the pressure and sheer volume of ice which was responsible for the collapse

en-CA A massive ice jam in January 1938 brought down the Upper Steel Arch Bridge. Traffic on the bridge was halted at 4 a.m. on January 27 and a death watch began... ; From the personal collection of George Bailey ;

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=90789

Medium

Photograph

Extent

7" x 5" black & white photograph

Provenance

George Bailey

Date

19380127

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

locator

11282b

Rights

George Bailey

Subject

Bridges - Fallsview/Honeymoon/Upper Steel Arch

Winter Scenes - Niagara

Niagara River - Ice

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario

number

D11282B

Format

Photograph

Date Created

2003-05-20

Date Modified

2005-05-04