Quebec Bridge (1st bridge); General view after the collapse from the main pier southwards

Notes:: The bridge exceeded the weight limit for the lower chords, which were also faulty in their design, and it collapsed in mid-construction on August 29th, 1907.; Engineers: Theodore Cooper, Edward Hoare, John Sterling Deans, and Peter Szlapka; For more information see: William D. Middleton, The Bridge at Quebec (Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 2001)
Date Issued:: 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: University of Michigan. Libraries
Collection:: Art, Architecture and Engineering Library, Lantern Slide Collection
Place:: Canada
Subject Topic:: Transportation Facilities; Bridges; Aqueducts
Language:: UND
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