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This Day, That Year – August 7

Sun 07 Aug 2022    
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This day in history we feature Peace Bridge. The Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York on this day in 1927.

Trivia – Peace Bridge

The Peace Bridge is an international bridge between Canada and the United States at the east end of Lake Erie at the source of the Niagara River, about 20 kilometres upriver of Niagara Falls. It connects Buffalo, New York, in the United States to Fort Erie, Ontario, in Canada. It is operated and maintained by the binational Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.

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The Peace Bridge consists of five arched spans over the Niagara River and a Parker deck type truss span over the Black Rock Canal on the American side of the river. The length is 5,800 feet. The Peace Bridge was named to commemorate 100 years of peace between the United States and Canada. It was constructed as a highway bridge to address pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic which could not be accommodated on the International Railway Bridge, built in 1873. A man named William C. Eckert led the movement and the bridge premiered in March of 1927 when the first car was driven across.

Source – Wikipedia

This day in history – Peace Bridge


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