This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

Montmorency Falls

Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada - Montmorency Falls
Bridgemeister ID:1526 (added 2004-10-24)
Name:Montmorency Falls
Location:Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Montmorency Falls
Coordinates:46.890706 N 71.147952 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ, HBE
Use:Vehicular
Status:Failed, April 30, 1856
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Towers from this bridge are still visible next to the towers of the current suspension footbridge. HBE, in 1911, notes that it "collapsed some years ago carrying a wagon and its driver into the cataract."
  • Jakkula (AAJ) cites an article tracing back to the Quebec Gazette stating the bridge failed on April 30, 1856 resulting in the loss of "several" lives and recounting the troubled history of the bridge: "There had been statements made before to the effect that the bridge was not to be trusted. People crossed it with terror. On the northern bank, 5 of the 7 strands of one of the wire cables had previously given way, and the cable had been repaired."
  • Later at same location Montmorency Falls - Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada.

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