Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge
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Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge | |
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![]() The Railroad Bridge runs parallel to the highway bridge, and is the bridge on the left in the image. | |
Coordinates | 46°30′27″N 84°21′43″W / 46.50742°N 84.36206°W |
Carries | single set of railroad tracks |
Crosses | St. Marys River |
Characteristics | |
No. of spans | 9 camelback spans, plate girder overpass, double leaf bascule bridge, and vertical lift bridge, swing bridge |
History | |
Constructed by | Dominion Bridge Company |
Construction start | 1887 |
Location | |
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The Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Bridge was originally built in 1887 to facilitate rail traffic crossing St. Marys River and the international border between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. It runs parallel to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. It has nine Camelback spans and carries a single line of track.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/SSM_International_Railway_Bridge_1905.png/220px-SSM_International_Railway_Bridge_1905.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/SSM_International_Railway_swing_bridge.jpg/220px-SSM_International_Railway_swing_bridge.jpg)
See also
- Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority – public, Peace Bridge
- Detroit International Bridge Company – private, Ambassador Bridge
- Niagara Falls Bridge Commission – public, Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, Whirlpool Rapids Bridge and Rainbow Bridge
- Thousand Islands Bridge Authority – public, Thousand Islands Bridge
- Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority – public, Gordie Howe International Bridge
References
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MI-324, "Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge, Spanning Soo Locks at St. Marys Falls Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI", 32 photos, 29 data pages, 5 photo caption pages
- Historic Bridges Org, Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Bridge, photos, maps and links
46°30′27″N 84°21′43″W / 46.50742°N 84.36206°W
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