Smiths Falls Bascule Bridge - Smiths Falls, Ontario
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 44° 53.760 W 076° 01.743
18T E 418748 N 4971912
The Smiths Falls Bascule Bridge is a railway bridge located in Smiths Falls, Ontario. It is no longer in use and the tracks leading to the bridge have been removed.
Waymark Code: WM16D02
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/03/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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This Scherzer Rolling Lift bascule bridge is an outstanding early example of a novel concept in movable bridges, developed by William Scherzer, an American engineer. It combines the balanced counterweight of a conventional bascule bridge, with a unique rolling lift motion that all but eliminates friction. Erected in 1912-1913 to carry the Canadian Northern Railway main line across the Rideau Canal, a busy steamboat navigation system, the bridge was renowned for its ease and speed of operation, proving the efficacy of the concept.

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Bridge Type: Other Type of Moving Bridge

Built: 01/01/1912

Span: Approx 20m

Pedestrian Traffic: no

Bicycle Traffic: no

Vehicular Traffic: no

Railway Traffic: no
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