Quebec Bridge Introduction

THE QUEBEC BRIDGE

On December 3, 1917, after almost 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opened for traffic. A major engineering feat in its day, it still stands as one of the world's great bridges.
Two major collapses during construction resulted in heavy loss of life.
This exhibit, with parts taken from a book titled "The Quebec Bridge" by the St. Lawrence Bridge Company, is an attempt to preserve some of history of that great undertaking.

Elevation

The Collapse of August 29, 1907

It took only fifteen seconds for the massive south arm of the Quebec Bridge to fall into the St. Lawrence River in 1907, but the prelude to the catastrophe began years before.

-- by John Tarkov

See A Disaster in the Making, a Engineering Case Library case study of the collapse.

The Collapse of September 11, 1916

The Completed Bridge

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On December 3, 1917, after almost 20 years of planning and construction, the Quebec Bridge opened for traffic. A major engineering feat in its day, it still stands as one of the world's great bridges. Two major collapses during construction resulted in heavy loss of life. This exhibit, with parts taken from a book titled "The Quebec Bridge" by the St. Lawrence Bridge Company, is an attempt to preserve some of history of that great undertaking.
	Elevation
	The Collapse of August 29, 1907
It took only fifteen seconds for the massive south arm of the Quebec Bridge to fall into the St. Lawrence River in 1907, but the prelude to the catastrophe began years before. -- by John Tarkov See A Disaster in the Making, a Engineering Case Library case study of the collapse.
	The Collapse of September 11, 1916
	The Completed Bridge