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Bridge 11 (Also Known as Allanburg Bridge) is a vertical lift bridge over the Welland Canal within the City of Thorold and community of Allanburg. Constructed around 1930 and completed early 1931. The bridge carries Hwy 20 connecting Niagara Falls to Fonthill. |
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| carries = Motor vehicles |
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| crosses = [[Welland Canal]] |
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| locale = [[Allanburg, Ontario]], Canada |
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'''Bridge 11''', also known as the '''Allanburg Bridge''', is a [[vertical-lift bridge]] over the [[Welland Canal]] within the City of [[Thorold]] and community of [[Allanburg, Ontario]], Canada. The location was used for the [[groundbreaking]] ceremony for the canal.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.exploringniagara.com/places_to_explore/towns_cities/allanburg.html| title =Alanburg, Ontario| last =| first =| date =| website =exploringniagara.com| publisher =| access-date =November 1, 2015| quote = }}</ref> It was constructed and completed in 1930. The bridge carries [[Ontario Highway 20|Hwy 20]] connecting [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls]] to [[Fonthill, Ontario|Fonthill]]. |
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The bridge has a {{Convert|60.9|m|ft|0|adj=on}} main span. It was designed by [[John L. Harrington|Harrington, Howard & Ash]], the predecessor of [[HNTB]]. It was rehabilitated in 2001 and is a [[Truss bridge#Roadbed types|through-truss]] [[vertical-lift bridge]] with {{Convert|36.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} clearance for shipping.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=truss/kh20lift/| title =Allanburg Bridge (Welland Canal Bridge #11)| last =Holth| first =Nathan| date =| website =historicbridges.org| publisher =| access-date =November 1, 2015| quote = }}</ref> |
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On August 11, 2001, the bridge was struck by the [[MS Windoc (1959)]] when the lift span was lowered before the ship cleared the structure. The ship caught fire. After minor repairs to the bridge, it reopened to vehicular traffic on November 16, 2001.<ref>[http://bst.gc.ca/en/reports/marine/2001/m01c0054/m01c0054.asp "Marine Investigation Report #M01C0054: Striking and Subsequent Fire on Board Bridge 11, Welland Canal and Bulk Carrier Windoc, Welland Canal, Allanburg, Ontario, 11 August 2001."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014114410/http://bst.gc.ca/en/reports/marine/2001/m01c0054/m01c0054.asp |date=October 14, 2012 }} Transportation Safety Board of Canada, 2005-07-05.</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{Commons category-inline|Allanburg Bridge}} |
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[[Category:Road bridges in Ontario]] |
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[[Category:Vertical lift bridges in Canada]] |
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[[Category:Welland Canal]] |
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[[Category:Bridges completed in 1930]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 30 June 2021
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Bridge 11 Allanburg Bridge | |
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 The bridge with its lift span raised | |
| Coordinates | 43°04′35″N 79°12′38″W / 43.07639°N 79.21056°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Crosses | Welland Canal |
| Locale | Allanburg, Ontario, Canada |
| Characteristics | |
| Longest span | 60.9 m (200 ft) |
| Clearance below | 36.5 m (119.8 ft) |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Harrington, Howard & Ash |
| Construction start | 1930 |
| Construction end | 1930 |
| Location | |
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Bridge 11, also known as the Allanburg Bridge, is a vertical-lift bridge over the Welland Canal within the City of Thorold and community of Allanburg, Ontario, Canada. The location was used for the groundbreaking ceremony for the canal.[1] It was constructed and completed in 1930. The bridge carries Hwy 20 connecting Niagara Falls to Fonthill.
The bridge has a 60.9-metre (200 ft) main span. It was designed by Harrington, Howard & Ash, the predecessor of HNTB. It was rehabilitated in 2001 and is a through-truss vertical-lift bridge with 36.5 m (119.8 ft) clearance for shipping.[2]
On August 11, 2001, the bridge was struck by the MS Windoc (1959) when the lift span was lowered before the ship cleared the structure. The ship caught fire. After minor repairs to the bridge, it reopened to vehicular traffic on November 16, 2001.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alanburg, Ontario". exploringniagara.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Holth, Nathan. "Allanburg Bridge (Welland Canal Bridge #11)". historicbridges.org. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Marine Investigation Report #M01C0054: Striking and Subsequent Fire on Board Bridge 11, Welland Canal and Bulk Carrier Windoc, Welland Canal, Allanburg, Ontario, 11 August 2001." Archived October 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Transportation Safety Board of Canada, 2005-07-05.
External links
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Media related to Allanburg Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
