The Quebec Bridge is a road, rail and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy and Lévis, Quebec, Canada. It would bridge the St. Lawrence River approximately 14 km (9mi) North of Quebec connecting into the Grand Trunk rail line. I'm looking at two photographs, both taken in late August, 1907. when the Concorde underpass in Laval, Quebec, collapsed on September 30, 2006. In its final design, the clear span was 548.6 m (1,800 ft) long.

The bridge is immense, not only in length and weight but in width. There have been a number of deadly bridge collapses over the past few years, including in Canada. Added 06/26/2006. Second Quebec Bridge Collapse Engineering disaster Quebec City, Quebec Central Canada 1917–1966. It took three tries and cost 89 lives, but the city of Quebec was determined to compete with provincial rival Montreal for commercial rail traffic in the late 19th century. The Quebec Bridge at 987 metres long (3,238 ft) spans the St. Lawrence river between the south shore city of Levis and Quebec City. Photo by Martin Cauchon: Why it’s endangered.

The project failed twice, at the cost of 88 lives, and took over 30 years to complete. Updated 06/07/2016. Collapse of the Quebec Bridge, 1907. The Quebec Bridge structure plunged over 150 feet taking with it the lives of 75 workers. Theodore Cooper had been the consulting engineer for the Quebec Bridge project, and most of the blame for the disaster fell on his shoulders. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. The bridge initially collapsed on August 29, 1907.

name of the Quebec Bridge Company was changed to the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company (Middleton 2001, pp.

The Quebec Bridge is a riveted steel truss structure and is 987 m long, 29 m wide, and 104 m high. She provides a number of examples and cases with descriptions of questions and directions for promoting student participation and stimulating thought and discussion. Minister Cannon had requested that Crown corporations, including the Blue Water Bridge Authority, the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, the National Capital Commission and the Peace Bridge Authority, provide a …
--CokeBear 14:30, 8 September 2006 (UTC) See this photo for some documentation of the 1916 collapse.--CokeBear 14:32, 8 September 2006 (UTC) yeah, where's the second collapse info? on the wiki sept. 11th page it refers to 1916 - The Quebec Bridge collapses for a second time, killing 11 men. Here's a look at some of the important dates in the overpass's history. In the late 19th century, the transportation needs of Quebec led to proposals for bridging the St. Lawrence River. The Quebec Bridge was the longest cantilever structure attempted until that time. The central aim is to prepare students to act wisely and responsibly when faced with moral problems. The present bridge network in Quebec includes approximately 9000 bridges of different types and represents a 9 billion dollars asset. Many bridges show signs of deterioration well before the end of the design life, supposedly between 50 to 100 years. Click here for audio of Episode 220. • In 1882 Quebec Bridge Company was granted the contract for the bridge • Due to short finance , nothing was done until 1887 when Quebec Bridge was incorporated with the Railway Company • Now the new management demanded to get the project rolling a.s.a.p. The Quebec Bridge was to be one of the engineering wonders of the world.

QUEBEC BRIDGE FAILURE by John H. Lienhard. When completed it would be the largest structure of its kind and the longest bridge in the world, outstripping the famous Firth of Forth Bridge in Scotland.

The Quebec Bridge is also a commemorative memorial site.

and Theodore Cooper, the most reputed engineer of that time became the main consulting 45–47). Today, a bridge collapses, and we ask why.