Building the CPR Bridge
| Available Images: | Full Size |
| Accession Number: | VFVb18 |
| Category: | Railway; Trestles |
| Description: | Hamilton Bridge Works built the CPR bridge. Construction was completed in 1907, and the first train passed over it in 1908. The bridge is 1695 feet long, and 105 feet high. During construction, the crane seen here fell off of the trestle. |
| Date: | 1907 |
| Source: | PSPL |
| Physical Attributes: | 11.8cm x 19.6cm; b/w photograph |
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| Keywords: | Train; trestle; bridge; viaduct; overpass; railway; railroad; rail; line; tracks; Canadian; Pacific; CP; CPR; girder; cross; span; traverse; Seguin; river; construct; build; erect; |
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