Quebec Bridge Research Paper

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In the latter half of the 19th century, the economic boom sparked by the industrial revolution takes hold in eastern Canada. Primarily the industry based province of Ontario and Quebec as the country moves into the 20th century. The construction of world’s longest cantilever bridge Stands as a tribute to technological achievement and economic promise in the province of Quebec. The bridge was to have a span of eighteen hundred feet when completed and the total length of the bridge was 3,238 feet. It took 20 years to construct the bridge has been viewed as an engineering marvel, but few people know the full story behind its construction. before It can be completed tragedy will transform the Quebec bridge into a memorial to lives lost

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