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Location DB > United States > New York > Niagara Falls > Michigan Central Railway Steel Arch Bridge  Name Michigan Central Railway Steel Arch Bridge  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Shawn W. on 3/25/2007 10:56 PM last modified by Shawn W. on 12/25/2012 7:30 AM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Rusted single deck steel arch train bridge, tracks removed on the bridge and the Canadian side, approx. 1,100 ft. long.  Basic Information Type: Outdoors Status: Closed Accessibility: Difficult Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address Niagara Falls, New York United States Owner: City of Niagara Falls, Ontario See a map of this location  Hazards rust water falling into the Niagara Gorge, Customs agents on both sides of the border, NFPD, US Border Patrol, razor wire  Interesting Features Just a nice-looking, albeit very rusty, 87+ year old bridge.  Security Measures razor wire 24 hour guard concrete walls topped with razor wire on the deck near the middle and on the Canadian side, U.S. and Canadian Customs (only if you try to cross the border), occasional NFPD patrols, US Border Patrol  Historical Dates Built: 1924 Closed: 1990  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment camera, binoculars  History The Michigan Central Railway Bridge is a steel arch bridge spanning Niagara Gorge between Canada and the United States. The bridge was designed by William Perry Taylor, Chief Engineer J.L. Delming and consulting engineer Olaf Hoff. Construction on the bridge began in 1924, and the bridge opened in 1925. This bridge replaced the Michigan Central Railway Cantilever Bridge that crossed in the same area from 1883 to 1925. The bridge is owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, which purchased the single track structure in 1990. The bridge no longer carries train traffic as the tracks on the bridge and on the Canadian side have been removed. The tracks leading to the bridge end at Robert Moses State Parkway.  Media Coverage  Future Plans "The City of Niagara Falls as a condition of purchase of the CN/CP Railway corridor has the responsibility for the costs of demolition of the former Michigan Central International Railway Bridge by May 2012. This condition is subject to being waived if the bridge is subsequently sold to a third party or if demolition procedures has (sic) not commenced by CN/CP prior to May 2012. The City of Niagara Falls has set aside a reserve fund in the amount of $4 million dollars increasing each year by the amount of the Consumer Price Index for this purpose. In addition, the City of Niagara Falls is committed to reimburse CN/CP the lesser of the actual maintenance costs incurred on this Railway Bridge or $100,000 on an annual basis until May 2012." I'm unsure as to whether it's referring to the American or Canadian City of Niagara Falls, but I haven't heard anything about it until now, so it's likely the latter. Regardless, the bridge is still standing as of the end of December 2012.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries April 2003 Mon, Mar 26th, 2007 posted by Shawn W. 5 pictures Late July 2003 Mon, Mar 26th, 2007 posted by Shawn W. 7 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links http://en.wikipedi...ral_Railway_Bridge http://www.niagara...om/bridges.html#b6  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Opheliaism on 1/21/2013 2:23 PM.  Latest Changes on Jan 21 13 at 14:23, Opheliaism validated this location on Dec 25 12 at 7:30, Shawn W. changed the following: Owner on Dec 25 12 at 7:24, Shawn W. changed the following: Future Plans on Dec 25 12 at 7:21, Shawn W. changed the following: Hazards, Interesting Features, Security Measures, Future Plans on Jul 25 08 at 7:41, SaraBellum validated this location on Apr 4 08 at 1:51, Emperor Wang conditionally validated this location on Mar 22 08 at 22:07, Shawn W. changed the following: Accessibility on Aug 3 07 at 19:33, Emperor Wang conditionally validated this location on Jul 14 07 at 19:54, Shawn W. changed the following: Hazards, Security Measures on Mar 26 07 at 1:27, Shawn W. changed the following: Security Measures  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? 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