General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRONZE PLATE, MOUNTED ON AN OAK SUPPORT.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

35.1 cm

Width

22.3 cm

Height

3.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bridge

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS NAMEPLATE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE VICTORIA BRIDGE 1958- C.1986.

Canada

COMMEMORATIVE ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THE LONGEST LIVED BRIDGES IN CANADA (1859- TO DATE), THE VICTORIA BRIDGE, BUILT BY THE SECOND LARGEST BRIDGE MFR. IN CANADA, THE HAMILTON BRIDGE CO. OF HAMILTON, ONT.

Function

TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC BRIDGE SPAN.

Technical

THIS BRIDGE PLATE WAS ORIGINALLY ATTACHED TO ONE END OF A SPAN OF THE VICTORIA BRIDGE DIVERSION, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH END OF THE VICTORIA BRIDGE OVER THE ST. LAMBERT LOCKS. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THEPLATE SERVED AS A READY REFERENCE POINT FOR PLANS & ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, AS WELL AS REGULAR INSPECTION REPORTS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" CANADIAN NATIONAL / RAILWAY/ CONT. NO. 9584-1958/ BRIDGE & TANK COMPANY OF CANADA LTD/ HAMILTON BRIDGE DIVISION/ HAMILTON ONT " cast in raised print on nameplate face.

Missing

NONE. WOODEN SUPPORT IS NOT ORIGINAL.

Finish

BRONZE PLATE PAINTED GOLD; STAINED WOODEN SUPPORT.

Decoration

N/A