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Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)
Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)

General Information

Structural Type: Arch bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge
Other name(s): Rainbow International Bridge
Built: 1940 - 1941
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA, North America
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, North America

Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 286 m

Materials

arch steel

Chronology

4 May 1940

Construction begins
1 November 1941

Official opening

Participants

Structural engineering
Co-contractor

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

  • Fernández Troyano, Leonardo Tierra sobre el agua, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 8438001483, 1999; pp. 335-336
  • Leonhardt, Fritz Brücken / Bridges (4th edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3421025908, 1994; pp. 235-237

Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0000505
Created: 16/11/1999
Last Updated: 05/03/2013