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The tremendous pressure of ice floes buckled the huge bridge girders shown in the circle
The tremendous pressure of ice floes buckled the huge bridge girders shown in the circle

The tremendous pressure of ice floes buckled the huge bridge girders shown in the circle

Date1/27/1938
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  • The tremendous pressure of ice floes buckled the huge bridge girders shown in the circle
  • The tremendous pressure of ice floes buckled the huge bridge girders shown in the circle. Battering against abutments; they twisted the entire structure out of alignment.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The tremendous pressure of ice floes buckled the huge bridge girders shown in the circle. Battering against abutments; they twisted the entire structure out of alignment.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106863F
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Collapse of Duplessis Bridge recalls the twisted mass of girders which was once the Niagara Falls View bridge
Collapse of Duplessis Bridge recalls the twisted mass of girders which was once the Niagara Falls View bridge
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/31/1937
This barrier has kept traffic from Falls View bridge since early yesterday when border officials heard girders snap the first warning of danger. The c(...)
This barrier has kept traffic from Falls View bridge since early yesterday when border officials heard girders snap the first warning of danger. The c(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/27/1938
Workmen narrowly escaped these tons of steel, The pressure of ice heaved the bridge at its abutments on the United States side of the river
Workmen narrowly escaped these tons of steel, The pressure of ice heaved the bridge at its abutments on the United States side of the river
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/28/1938
To-day a 4,500 tons of scrap steel on the ice of Niagara Gorge, Niagara's ice jam pushed Falls View bridge from its foundations, then held firm while (...)
To-day a 4,500 tons of scrap steel on the ice of Niagara Gorge, Niagara's ice jam pushed Falls View bridge from its foundations, then held firm while (...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/27/1938
Swiftly taking shape is the new Rainbow bridge across the Niagara Falls gorge, replacing the Honeymoon bridge wrecked three years ago by an ice jam. T(...)
Swiftly taking shape is the new Rainbow bridge across the Niagara Falls gorge, replacing the Honeymoon bridge wrecked three years ago by an ice jam. T(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
2/19/1941
Black and white photograph of a bridge running through a wooded area.
"An Ice Bridge", Muskoka-Falls in Winter, Bracebridge, Ont. Canada
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Approximately 1915
Important land sales closed. Above is shown a photograph of the new Woodbine bridge, giving access to the new Woodbine highway, and showing the clubho(...)
Important land sales closed. Above is shown a photograph of the new Woodbine bridge, giving access to the new Woodbine highway, and showing the clubho(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/19/1934
Bridge destroyed by Hurricane Hazel
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Ontario.‏ ‎Conservation Authorities Branch‏
1954
Victoria Bridge, Montreal, Canada
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Hunter, William Stewart, Jr., 1823-1894
1860
View of Bridge from Tower of Cathedral (Montreal, Quebec)
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John Weale (London)
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Victoria Bridge, Montreal, Canada
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Hunter, William Stewart, Jr., 1823-1894
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Victoria Bridge, Montréal, Québec
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Unknown
Approximately 1865