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Aug 28, 2013 · 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. American engineer Theodore Cooper was chosen to design it.
Jun 30, 2017 · The first cantilever bridge across the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City collapsed while under construction in 1907, with the loss of 75 lives. Another attempt at a very similar bridge at the same location was started in 1913.
When the bridge fell, suddenly 25 women were widows, 53 children were fatherless. No other community was hit as hard. When the bridge fell, the D’Aillaboust family suffered the biggest loss — four brothers, an uncle, a cousin and a brother-in-law all died, leaving 22 children without fathers.
- A Culture of Ironwork in Kahnawake
- Signs of Trouble
- The Ripple Effects
- The Resilience of A Community
Around the time of the disaster, ironwork was becoming a popular job for men from Kahnawake. Mohawk men were essential to construction during that time. "It started in the late 1800s, when the bridge from Kahnawake to Montreal was being built," Diabo told Unreservedhost Rosanna Deerchild. Originally the engineers thought they would only hire the In...
The construction of the Quebec bridge was borne out of Quebec City's need to be competitive in trade. The St. Lawrence River was the only channel for trade during the summer. In the winter the city was completely cut off until the river froze over and a precarious ice bridge was used. The new bridge was meant to be a symbol of engineering excellenc...
The event in 1907 had ripple effects that lasted for generations. "It affected the whole village," she said. Some children were brought to residential schools because of the bridge collapse. "The church was pressuring the women saying, 'you can't take care of your children anymore, because you lost the breadwinner,' you know, so it was like a doubl...
"The men who died left behind 24 widows and 53 children that day. It splintered the community" Meloche explains. Diabo said that's when the women decided that they were "not going to send all our men to the same job anymore." After that the ironworkers started to branch out more to job sites into the United States. But she is adamant that this stor...
Aug 29, 2019 · 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. Conceived in the latter years of the 19th century, it would...
Sep 23, 2017 · It still remains the world's largest cantilever bridge. But the innovation of the rail, road and pedestrian bridge came at a terrible price. The entire southern half of the bridge collapsed while...
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Apr 16, 2021 · Today, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced that the Government is taking a major step in rehabilitating the Québec Bridge, including the possibility of repatriation provided a fair agreement can be negotiated.
