Everything about The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge totally explained
The
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, commonly called the
Whirlpool Bridge and formerly known as the Lower Steel Arch Bridge until
1937, is a spandrel braced, riveted, two-hinged
arch bridge.
This is an international bridge between
Canada and the
United States. It connects the commercial downtown districts of
Niagara Falls,
New York, and
Niagara Falls,
Ontario. This
bridge is located approximately north of the
Rainbow Bridge and about from the
Falls. This bridge was acquired by the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission in January
1959.
The bridge was designed by
Leffert L. Buck and constructed between
April 9,
1896 and
August 27,
1897. It was constucted around the
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge so as not to interrupt daily traffic.
The bridge has two decks. The upper deck carries the
railway traffic while the lower deck is a roadway reserved for passenger vehicles. The Whirlpool Bridge is reserved for subscribers to
NEXUS, a joint program implemented by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), formerly under the jurisdiction of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), and United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). There is one lane of traffic to the
United States and one lane to
Canada. The American side connects to
New York State Route 104 and
New York State Route 182, while the Canadian side connects to Niagara Regional Road 43, formerly Provincial
Highway 8.
In addition to limiting the lower (road) deck to NEXUS subscribers, the bridge permits no commercial trucks.
A single set of train tracks crosses over the bridge. A
VIA Rail station, formerly operated by
Canadian National Railways (once the
Grand Trunk Railway), is located on the
Canadian side of the bridge.
Just to the south is the
1883 (replaced
1925)
Michigan Central Railway Bridge, which was used to carry rail traffic.
Reportedly, the Bridge Commission is considering to abandon the upper deck of the bridge if rail users don't pay for repairs. Currently, only the
Maple Leaf uses the bridge (the
Canadian National Railway no longer routes freight over the bridge).
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