Not to be confused with its replacement, the steel arch Michigan Central Railway Bridge.
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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, located just south of the Whirlpool Bridge, and opened to traffic in 1883, it was replaced by the Michigan Central Railway Steel Arch Bridge in 1925.[1]
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