Niagara Cantilever Bridge
Niagara Cantilever Bridge | |
|---|---|
1895 guidebook engraving | |
| Coordinates | 43°06′29″N 79°03′31″W / 43.108135°N 79.058604°W |
| Carries | Michigan Central Railway/Canada Southern Railway and successors |
| Crosses | Niagara Gorge |
| Locale | Niagara Falls, New York, and Niagara Falls, |
| Official name | Michigan Central Railway Cantilever Bridge |
| Maintained by | Michigan Central Railway |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Width | Double standard gauge (4 ft 8.5 in) track |
| Clearance above | Deck cantilever truss, unlimited clearance |
| Clearance below | appx 200 ft (60 m) above river |
| History | |
| Opened | 1883 |
| Closed | 1925 |
| Location | |
The Niagara Cantilever Bridge or Michigan Central Railway Cantilever Bridge was a cantilever bridge across the Niagara Gorge. An international railway-only bridge between Canada and the United States, it connected Niagara Falls, New York, and Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was replaced by the Michigan Central Railway Steel Arch Bridge in 1925.