Phoenix Bridge Company photographs

About this collection

    Incorporated in 1884, the Phoenix Bridge Company specialized in railroad bridges, both long-span truss bridges and movable bridges of the swing, bascule and vertical lift type. The company also produced and erected structural iron and steel work.
    In the early 20th century, Phoenix built a number of very large bridges, the most notorious of which was the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence (1900-1907). The company declined during and after World War II; the works closed in June 1949 and the company became a Barium Steel Corporation subsidiary until being shut down entirely in 1962.
    The Phoenix Bridge Company photographs (Accession 1971.916) collection is largely composed of 20th century photoprints of bridges and construction projects. There are numerous photographs of railroad bridges and of highway bridges, which composed the majority of the company's work in its last decades. The collection has not been digitized in its entirety.
    Image: Quebec Bridge during construction. Click here to view in the collection.

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