Smiths Falls Bascule Bridge (Smiths Falls) | railway bridge

Canada / Ontario / Smiths Falls
 railway bridge, bascule bridge
In 1912 the Smiths Falls Bascule Bridge was built to carry the Canadian Northern Railway mainline over the Rideau Canal. It is a Scherzer rolling-lift railway bridge and is one of the oldest remaining bascule bridges in Canada. Originally designed to be run with a DC powered electric motor, in 1915 the bridge was forced to be operated manually for the next 63 years until it was closed in 1978. The bridge was designated a National Historic Site in 1983.

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www.pc.gc.ca/APPS/CP-NR/release_e.asp?bgid=559&andor1=b...
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Coordinates:   44°53'44"N   76°1'44"W
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