Bridges of Niagara

Since 1848, many bridges have spanned the Niagara Gorge below Niagara Falls, and their design and construction were necessary for the economic development of the Niagara Falls area. Demand for safe and convenient crossings posed a major challenge to civil engineers and helped drive the development of bridge engineering technology. Successfully crossing the gorge required engineers willing to take risks and extend their knowledge beyond established limits, and their foresight and intuition advanced design techniques for suspension and arch bridges. The bridges listed are the Niagara Suspension Bridge in 1848, the Lewiston & Queenston Suspension Bridge in 1851, the Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge in 1855, the Niagara Falls and Clifton Suspension Bridge in 1869, the Niagara Cantilever Railway Bridge in 1883, the Niagara Railway (Whirlpool Rapids) Arch Bridge in 1897, the Falls View (Honeymoon) Arch Bridge in 1898, the Lewiston & Queenston Suspension Bridge in 1899, the Michigan Central Arch Bridge in 1925, the Rainbow Arch Bridge in 1941, and the Lewiston-Queenston Arch Bridge in 1962.

Niagara Falls, New York · United States