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Bridges-- Railroad

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Bridges, 1881-2003

 File — Case S-41: [Barcode: SC0292]
Scope and Contents

Materials related to bridges in the Niagara Falls region including Honeymoon Bridge, Upper Steel Arch Bridge, Rainbow Bridge, Peace Bridge, Suspension Bridge, Cantilever bridge, Grand Island bridge, Falls View, Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. Materials include articles, sketches, grand opening or dedication information and invitations, pamphlets, anniversary information, ice jam, disasters, and Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.

Dates: 1881-2003

Bridges, 1899 - 1991

 File — Drawer SC0899: [Barcode: SC0899]
Scope and Contents

Booklet on the history and collapse of the Falls View Bridges and Niagara Ice Bridges, flyer for the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, tourism pamphlets for the United States, and a photocopy of a 1899 report on the construction of the Steel Arch Bridge [originals and photocopies]

Dates: 1899 - 1991

Bridges - Cantilever, 1883-1884

 File
Scope and Contents

Articles, design sketches, and grand opening invitations related to the cantilever bridge over the Niagara river.

Dates: 1883-1884

Bridges - International - 1873- (Bffo & Ft. Erie), 1973

 File
Scope and Contents

Small booklet titled, The International Railroad Bridge: Fort Erie to Buffalo, 1873-1973 and Colonel Sir Casimir S. Gzowski by Charles J. Bogacki, P.E.

Dates: 1973

Bridges, Misc. , 1897 - 1962

 File — Drawer SC0964: [Barcode: SC0964]
Scope and Contents

Photos of Bridges in the Niagara Falls Region

Dates: 1897 - 1962

Bridges: Whirlpool, Cantilever, Lower Arch, Michigan Central NG, 1967 - 1990

 File — Drawer SC1038: [Barcode: SC1038]
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, a drawing of the Cantilever Bridge, construction on the Lower Arch Bridge, and the Michigan Central Railway Bridge

Dates: 1967 - 1990