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Congratulations to the winners of the Trivia Game!
Daniel Collete, Katherine Richardson , Diane Leroux,
Fiasal Dosani and Steve Bilyea were the first five people to submit the
correct response for the trivia game in the last issue. The photo corresponds
to The Quebec Bridge (Pont de Québec in French). Thank you to all the
other participants who submitted their guess. The Quebec Bridge crosses the lower Saint Lawrence River to the west of Quebec City, and Lévis, Quebec. It is a riveted steel truss structure and is 987 metres (3,239 feet) long, 29 metres (94 ft) wide, and 104 metres (340 ft) high. Each cantilever span is 580 feet long. The Quebec Bridge accommodates 1 rail line, 3 lanes of automotive traffic and 2 pedestrian walkways. It is the longest cantilever bridge span in the world. History The first bridge South Anchor Arm and a portion of the Center Span failed catastrophically August 29, 1907, due to design changes during construction, which significantly increased the weight of the structure. In September 1916, the pre-fabricated Center Span fell, while being raised into position. The second Quebec Bridge was completed in September 1917, at a total cost of $25 Million Dollars. The Quebec Bridge was declared a historic monument in 1987, by the Canadian & American Society of Civil Engineers and a National Historic Site on January 24, 1996 by the Department of Canadian Heritage. It is owned by the Canadian National Railway since 1993. |
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