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- OBJECT TYPE
- SUSPENSION BRIDGE
- DATE
- 1879–1897
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0008.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- NIAGARA FALLS SUSPENSION BRIDGE
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.5 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Operations
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PART OF THE BRIDGE BUILT IN 1879; BUT PRESENTED TO CN IN 1935 [REF 1]
- Canada
-
PART OF THE NIAGARA FALLS SUSPENSION BRIDGE BUILT IN 1879 AND SUPERCEDED BY A STEEL ARCH IN 1879. - Function
-
USED TO HELP SUPPORT THE NIAGARA FALLS SUSPENSION BRIDGE. THESE PARTICULAR PIECES DEMONSTATE THE METHOD OF SPLICING ON THE BRIDGE. - Technical
-
NIAGARA FALLS SUSPENSION BRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS: LENGTH OF CABLE - 759 FT; HEIGHT ABOVE WATER - 230 FT; HEIGHT OF STONE TOWERS - 55 FT; DEFLECTION OF CABLES UNDER LOAD - 45"; WEIGHT OF WIRE IN EACH CABLE - 35 TONS; NUMBER OF WIRES IN EACH CABLE - 1767 [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NO MARKINGS/ INFORMATION ON NOTE IN S.I. FILE
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Cable sample, between 1879–1897, Artifact no. 1968.0008, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0008.001/
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