Honeymoon Bridge
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Honeymoon Bridge was a former arch bridge over the Niagara River near Niagara Falls that became notable for its 1938 collapse due to ice jams and was later succeeded by the Rainbow Bridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Honeymoon Bridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
former bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Upper Steel Arch Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderBetween | United States and Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collapseCause |
ice jam
ⓘ
ice pressure on bridge abutments ⓘ |
| collapsed | 1938 ⓘ |
| connects |
Niagara Falls, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niagara Falls, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Niagara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolished | 1938 ⓘ |
| design | steel arch ⓘ |
| function | international border crossing ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Niagara Falls international crossings history ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Niagara Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationRegion |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedFor | popularity with honeymooning couples visiting Niagara Falls ⓘ |
| notableEvent | ice jam of January 1938 ⓘ |
| notableFor | spectacular collapse in 1938 ⓘ |
| opened | 1898 ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier suspension bridges at Niagara Falls ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Rainbow Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Niagara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spans | Niagara Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| usage |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.