Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
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The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge was a pioneering 19th-century railway and road suspension bridge spanning the Niagara River near the falls, notable as one of the earliest major works of engineer John A. Roebling.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge rope footbridge | 0 | 1 |
| Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge temporary wooden bridge | 0 | 1 |
| Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge | 0 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century bridge
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railway bridge → road bridge → suspension bridge → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
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surface form:
Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge
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| carried |
Great Western Railway
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New York Central Railroad → |
| connects |
Niagara Falls, New York
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Niagara Falls region →
surface form:
Niagara Falls, Ontario
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| constructionMethod | wire cable suspension system → |
| constructionStartDate | 1851 → |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America →
surface form:
United States
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| crosses | Niagara River → |
| deckType | double-deck → |
| demolished | 1897 → |
| designedFor | locomotive-drawn trains → |
| designer | John A. Roebling → |
| engineeringDiscipline | civil engineering → |
| engineeringInnovation | early use of a suspension bridge for heavy railway loads → |
| heritageSignificance | milestone in long-span suspension bridge design → |
| historicalEra | Industrial Revolution → |
| influenced | Brooklyn Bridge design → |
| length | about 821 feet → |
| loadType | heavy rail loads → |
| locatedIn |
Lower Niagara Rapids
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surface form:
Niagara Gorge
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| locatedNear | Niagara Falls → |
| lowerDeckUsedFor |
carriages
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pedestrians → |
| mainSpan | about 821 feet → |
| material |
timber
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wrought iron → |
| notableAs | one of the earliest major works of John A. Roebling → |
| notableFeature | double-deck configuration over a deep gorge → |
| opened | 1855 → |
| partOf | rail link between New York State and Ontario → |
| precededBy |
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
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surface form:
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge rope footbridge
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge temporary wooden bridge
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| railGauge | standard gauge → |
| region | North America → |
| replacedBy | Whirlpool Rapids Bridge → |
| spans | border between the United States and Canada → |
| status | no longer extant → |
| trafficType | mixed rail and road traffic → |
| upperDeckUsedFor | railway traffic → |
| usedUntil | late 19th century → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
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precededBy
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Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge temporary wooden bridge
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
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precededBy
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Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge rope footbridge