Five black and white photographs 8.5 x 11.25 cm of collapse of the Honeymoon Bridge in Niagara Falls, 1938-01

(Five black and white photographs 8.5 x 11.25 cm of collapse of the Honeymoon Bridge in Niagara Falls, January 1938. The Honeymoon bridge also known as the Upper Steel Arch Bridge crossed the Niagara River below the Falls. It was built in 1899. On January 23, 1938, a sudden wind storm on Lake Erie sent a deluge of ice down river over the Falls. The river became jammed with ice and the enormous proportions pushed the ice against the bridge abutments and hinge supports caused severe structural damage. The bridge stood for several days but on January 27 the span broke free and fell into the gorge on the ice. The ice pushed the bridge away from the abutment on the American side causing the bridge to be pulled off its abutment on the Canadian shore. It fell into the river in one piece. For safety sake the span was broken into two pieces by use of dynamite. These two pieces of the span remained on the ice until April when the ice broke apart and the two pieces disappeared under the surface. A Toronto photographer, Madison Sale and his family, were on the site at the time of the collapse. It is possible that he or members of his family took the five photos in this Collection.)