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.

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Generate an image of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (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.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century bridge ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge ⓘ
carried Great Western Railway ⓘ
New York Central Railroad ⓘ
connects Niagara Falls, New York ⓘ
Niagara Falls, Ontario ⓘ
constructionMethod wire cable suspension system ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1851 ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
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 Niagara Gorge ⓘ
locatedNear Niagara Falls ⓘ
lowerDeckUsedFor carriages ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ
mainSpan about 821 feet ⓘ
material timber ⓘ
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 rope footbridge ⓘ
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge temporary wooden bridge ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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John A. Roebling → designed → Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge ⓘ
John A. Roebling → designed → Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge ⓘ
subject linked to: Roebling
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge → precededBy → Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge temporary wooden bridge ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge → precededBy → Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge rope footbridge ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
Leffert L. Buck → notableWork → Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (reconstruction and strengthening) ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
Charles Ellet Jr. → designed → Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (earlier design) ⓘ
linked to: Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
Roebling family → knownForStructure → Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge ⓘ