"Canadian and American construction crews worked from each side of the river and built towards each other.
Incredibly, when the two spans met, they were only 2 centimetres out of alignment!"
That's amazing
I'm sure some misalignment was built into the plan, so I wonder how much they were expecting to be misaligned by. Cool stuff
@Eric Moss Super interesting for sure, and also a symbol of the two countries working together.
@Steph Bifano wish they still would put that practice into effect?with time we hope we would learn from past mistakes or error?not with mankind…sad don’t mean to sound like a pessimistic but hard not to as I remember the past especially the 70s what a wonderful time! Such a privilege to have lived in it!
@Steph Bifano PFFT 2 centimeters out? Being a machinist I could of got it closer. Just Kidding! Actually thats pretty good accuracy for those days.
@Curtis Balint Totally agree. We can only hope.
@Steph Bifano Wonder if those 2 ironworkers we're wearing fall arrest systems? Something that is mandetory nowadays. Its long ways down!
A tunnel was an option under consideration. Canadian & American crews built towards each other, and when the two spans met they were only 2cm out of alignment! (Photo Credit: Sault Museum)