Niagara Bridge and River
by Randall Branham
Title
Niagara Bridge and River
Artist
Randall Branham
Medium
Photograph - Photography /photo Art
Description
You can drive or walk across this beautiful bridgeover the Niagara River, commonanly called the Rainbow bridge,Construction of the Rainbow Bridge started in May of 1940 and opened November 1st 1941. The deck of this bridge is 202 feet (61.5m) above the water and 950 feet (289.5m) in length. The water current under this bridge averages 26-30 miles per hour. The water depth is in excess of 175 feet (53m). In one minute it is estimated that six billion (6,000,000,000) pounds of water cross under the Rainbow Bridge. The bridges abutments are 50 feet (15m) above the water to avoid damage from ice in the river which incidentally destroyed the previous Honeymoon Bridge in January of 1938.
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March 3rd, 2014
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