sunset, sault canal, sault ste. marie, ontario
From 2011, remembrance of spring past- -sunny, warm, and inviting; spring 2014, cold, wet, and dreary. Sunset at the Sault Canal and the International Railroad Swing Bridge, the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, and the Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam Bridge. The Sault Canal opened in 1895 as a ‘Canadian‘ alternative to the nearby American Soo Locks. Closed in 1987 due to a lock wall collapse, the canal was reconstructed and reopened for recreational boating use in 1998. The Canal is operated as a National Historic Site by Parks Canada: when it opened, it was the world’s first to be operated electrically, and it was the world’s longest lock- -the lock was 274 metres / 899 feet long and 18 metres / 59 feet wide.
The International Railroad Swing Bridge was built in 1895 by the Dominion Bridge Company of Canada based upon a Baltimore truss design. The bridge features extensive v-lacing and lattice for support. The bridge was originally a pin connected structure; however, the bridge has been altered in the past with additional steel bolted on to increase rigidity.
The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge is a 4.5 kilometer / 2.8 mile long metal Cantilever (suspended deck) Warren Through Truss two lane bridge with a two span arch over the American Soo Locks and a single span arch over the Canadian Sault Canal. It was designed by the New York architectural firm of Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist and London; the bridge opened October 1962.
The Emergency Swing Bridge Dam was built in 1896, entirely of steel, by the Dominion Bridge Company. The structure is the last of its kind in the world: a moveable bridge like dam, that swings across a canal, lowers its wickets and shutters into the canal, reducing the flow of water, enabling repairs to a damaged lock to be made. The Swing Bridge Dam features a Baltimore style truss configuration with substantial v-lacing and lattice work, pinned and riveted connections.
Processing alchemy through Nik Collection Color Efex: detail extractor, graduated neutral density filter, and skylight filter.
sunset, sault canal, sault ste. marie, ontario
From 2011, remembrance of spring past- -sunny, warm, and inviting; spring 2014, cold, wet, and dreary. Sunset at the Sault Canal and the International Railroad Swing Bridge, the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, and the Sault Canal Emergency Swing Dam Bridge. The Sault Canal opened in 1895 as a ‘Canadian‘ alternative to the nearby American Soo Locks. Closed in 1987 due to a lock wall collapse, the canal was reconstructed and reopened for recreational boating use in 1998. The Canal is operated as a National Historic Site by Parks Canada: when it opened, it was the world’s first to be operated electrically, and it was the world’s longest lock- -the lock was 274 metres / 899 feet long and 18 metres / 59 feet wide.
The International Railroad Swing Bridge was built in 1895 by the Dominion Bridge Company of Canada based upon a Baltimore truss design. The bridge features extensive v-lacing and lattice for support. The bridge was originally a pin connected structure; however, the bridge has been altered in the past with additional steel bolted on to increase rigidity.
The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge is a 4.5 kilometer / 2.8 mile long metal Cantilever (suspended deck) Warren Through Truss two lane bridge with a two span arch over the American Soo Locks and a single span arch over the Canadian Sault Canal. It was designed by the New York architectural firm of Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist and London; the bridge opened October 1962.
The Emergency Swing Bridge Dam was built in 1896, entirely of steel, by the Dominion Bridge Company. The structure is the last of its kind in the world: a moveable bridge like dam, that swings across a canal, lowers its wickets and shutters into the canal, reducing the flow of water, enabling repairs to a damaged lock to be made. The Swing Bridge Dam features a Baltimore style truss configuration with substantial v-lacing and lattice work, pinned and riveted connections.
Processing alchemy through Nik Collection Color Efex: detail extractor, graduated neutral density filter, and skylight filter.