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BRIDGE RUINS

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
Transportation
Location
Portage Rd, Lewiston, NY 14092, USA
Lat/Long
43.162961, -79.044501
Grant Recipient
Niagara Frontier Chapter NRHS, Inc.
Historic Marker

BRIDGE RUINS

Inscription

BRIDGE RUINS
SECOND LEWISTON-QUEENSTON
BRIDGE, 1899-1962, CARRIED
SEASONAL TOURIST TROLLEYS
ACROSS GORGE, FORMING
THE GREAT GORGE BELT LINE.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019

Prior to the widespread use of autos and buses for transportation, trolleys provided Niagara Falls tourists with a breathtaking loop tour of Niagara Gorge on both sides of the river, which is the international boundary. This former bridge completed that loop route.