Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 46°30′27″N 84°21′43″W / 46.50742°N 84.36206°W |
Carries | single set of railroad tracks |
Crosses | St. Marys River |
Characteristics | |
No. of spans | 9 camelback spans, plate girder overpass, double leaf bascule bridge, and vertical lift bridge, swing bridge |
History | |
Constructed by | Dominion Bridge Company |
Construction start | 1887 |
Location | |
The Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Bridge was originally built in 1887 to facilitate rail traffic crossing St. Marys River and the international border between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. It runs parallel to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. It has nine Camelback spans and carries a single line of track.