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| cmh2315fl Flickr, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) Welland Canal Bridge 11 - Allanburg Bridge (Allanburg, Ontario) Historic Allanburg Bridge (Welland Canal Bridge 11) in Allanburg, Ontario, Canada. The Parker through truss vertical lift bridge carries Regional Road 20 (Hwy 20) over the Welland Canal. The bridge has a 200 ft main span with a 120 ft vertical clearance when opened. It was built during the 1920s as part of the 4th Welland Canal expansion project (1913-1932). |
See the Glendale Bridge (#5) for some photos of details of this standard lift bridge design on the Welland Canal and Historic Bridges for a description of the design.
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| Tanya Ward commented on Janey's post [The ship is the Viking Octantis] |
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| Kathie Timpano posted Here we have the stunning Viking Octantis making her return trip northbound thru the Welland Canal at Bridge 11. So happy I was able to see her in person this afternoon. |
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| Tim Shafley posted Bridge 11 of the Welland canal aka the Allanburg Bridge from above. |
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| Tim Shafley posted The Viking Octantis on her maiden voyage through the Welland Canal, passing under Bridge 11 aka the Allanburg Bridge. |
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| Tim Shafley posted Theodore Tugboat under Bridge 11.. aka the Allanburg Bridge of the Welland Canal. |
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| Janey Anderson posted Celebrating 200 years of the start of the Welland Canal!! It was an ambitious project and one predicted to be unsuccessful — a canal forged out of Niagara’s natural waterways, bridging the Niagara Escarpment by linking lakes Erie and Ontario. Despite the apprehension, several hundred residents gathered in their tiny town of Allanburg on a Tuesday afternoon in November 1824 to watch as the first shovel entered the ground. While it was nothing but empty fields, it was a step toward whatever came next. In this case, it was the beginning of the Welland Canal, which would set into motion the development not only of the Niagara region and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system, but also an inland waterway that would revolutionize trade, travel and industrial expansion. Following a ceremonious turning of the first shovel of sod on Nov. 30, 1824, it would take five years of earth excavation and marine construction before schooner Ann and Jane completed its first upbound transit from Port Dalhousie, a two-day voyage. “The canal was a huge engineering achievement,” said Anna O’Hare, chair of Thorold’s heritage committee. “Canals have been built before in Europe, in Asia, but this was the first canal where ocean-going vessels could actually be lifted over that kind of difference in altitude, 326 feet (99.36 metres) between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.” Happy birthday!!🙂🎁🎂🥳🎉🍰 Nov. 30, 2024 |
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| Association for Great Lakes Maritime History posted An image of the steamer Fort Henry transiting the Welland Canal on Aug. 25, 1958 (Image Source: Library of Congress – U.S. News & World Report Photograph Collection). The collection notes mistakenly indicate the vessel is loaded with grain. The structure in the foreground of the photograph appears to be Welland Canal Lift Bridge #11 near Allanburg, Ont. In 2001, the bridge sheared off the pilothouse and smoke stack of the freighter Windoc (ex-Rhine Ore) when it was prematurely lowered. Information Source: [The description provides more history for the Fort Henry.]Judy Barnes-DePaul shared |
On Aug 11, 2001, at 2050, the bridge was lowered on the Windoc before it cleared the bridge. "The vessel's wheelhouse and funnel were destroyed. The vessel drifted downstream, caught fire, and grounded approximately 800 metres from the bridge. Although the vessel's cargo of wheat was not damaged, the vessel was declared a constructive total loss. The bridge sustained structural damage, and the Welland Canal was closed to vessel traffic for two days. There were no serious injuries or oil pollution." [Report]
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After working two 12-hour shifts in two days, the operator had a day off. He took pain killers for back pain and drank 2-4 glasses of line at lunchtime. Later he agreed to work an overtime shift later in the day. The accident occurred at 2050. The crossing was closed to marine traffic for two days and to vehicle traffic for three months. [BuffaloNews]
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| Bruce Jackson posted Superstructures. In 2001 the Windoc was struck by Bridge 11 in Allanburg on the Welland Canal. The wheel house and funnel were shaved off and the vessel caught fire. While the vessel was considered a total write-off, there was no loss of life, the cargo was intact and there was no pollution to the waterway. Gerard Duggan: I was on the Canadian Leader ,we were half out of lock 7 and we got orders to go to the wall and tie up. I believe we were there four days. Alan Wooller: They was off shift, took some antihistamines and had a couple of drinks before they were called back in to work on OT. Paul Blackwood: Alan Wooller That'll do it!! That mixture of stuff has thrown me for a loop when I was younger. Higher than a kite. A few times of that & I just booked off sick. A lot of those facts that you mentioned, I don't recall them being put out for the general public. Floyd Melick: We were coming home from Niagara Falls waiting in line at the Allenburg bridge with company from England. Couldn't see the ship for the trees but saw the bridge start to descend after the fore peak light went under. Next thing we know we see smoke and cars are coming back from front of the line telling us the bridge hit the ship. Had to detour that night to find another way home. |
Janey Anderson commented on a post: "While proceeding downbound under Bridge 11, Windoc was struck by the bridge's vertical-lift span, which was lowered before the vessel had passed clear of the bridge structure. Her wheelhouse and funnel were destroyed. The vessel drifted downstream, caught fire, and grounded approximately 800 metres from the bridge. Although her cargo of wheat was not damaged, she was declared a constructive total loss. The bridge sustained structural damage, and the Welland Canal was closed to traffic for two days. There were no serious injuries or oil pollution."
5:55 video, I'm in a time crunch so I did not watch it.
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