Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge

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Sault Ste. Marie International Railroad Bridge
The Railroad Bridge runs parallel to the highway bridge, and is the bridge on the left in the image.
Coordinates	46°30′27″N 84°21′43″W / 46.50742°N 84.36206°W / 46.50742; -84.36206
Carries	single set of railroad tracks
Crosses	St. Marys River
Characteristics
No. of spans	9 camelback spans, plate girder overpass, double leaf bascule bridge, and vertical lift bridge, swing bridge
History
Constructed by	Dominion Bridge Company
Construction start	1887
Location

The Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Bridge was originally built in 1887 to facilitate rail traffic crossing St. Marys River and the international border between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. It runs parallel to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. It has nine Camelback spans and carries a single line of track.

Shot of the rail bridge in 1905, showing the 10 original Warren truss spans. The highway bridge has not yet been built.

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Education

Post-secondary	Algoma University Sault College Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
School boards	Algoma District School Board Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario
Secondary schools	Bawating C&VS Korah C&VS École Notre-Dame-du-Sault St. Basil Secondary St. Mary's College Sault Collegiate Institute Sir James Dunn C&VS Superior Heights C&VS White Pines C&VS

Attractions

Events	Algoma Fall Festival Bon Soo Winter Carnival International Bridge Walk Rotaryfest

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Transportation

v t e Railroads of Michigan
Common carriers	Ann Arbor Railroad Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Charlotte Southern Railroad Canadian National Coopersville & Marne Railway CPKC CSX Delray Connecting Railroad Detroit Connecting Railroad Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad Grand Elk Railroad Great Lakes Central Railroad Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad Grand Trunk Western Railroad Hamilton Northwestern Railroad Huron & Eastern Railway Indiana Northeastern Railroad Indiana and Ohio Railway Jackson & Lansing Railroad Lapeer Industrial Railroad Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Lake State Railway Mid-Michigan Railroad Marquette Rail Michigan Shore Railroad Michigan Southern Railroad Mineral Range Railroad Norfolk Southern Soo Line Railroad Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company Wisconsin Central Ltd. West Michigan Railroad
Passenger carriers	Amtrak Ann Arbor–Detroit Regional Rail (proposed) Detroit People Mover ExpressTram QLine
Private carriers	Carmeuse Lime & Stone New Boston Rail Services
Heritage railroads	Coopersville & Marne Railway Huckleberry Railroad Lake Linden & Torch Lake Railroad Little River Railroad Michigan Transit Museum Quincy & Torch Lake Cog Railway Southern Michigan Railroad Society Steam Railroading Institute Weiser Railroad
See also: History of railroads in Michigan Former carriers in Michigan List of United States railroads by political division

v t e Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Central cities	Escanaba Hancock Houghton Iron Mountain Iron River Marquette Menominee Munising Sault Ste. Marie St. Ignace
Counties	Alger Baraga Chippewa Delta Dickinson Gogebic Houghton Iron Keweenaw Luce Mackinac Marquette Menominee Ontonagon Schoolcraft
Geography	Copper Country Gogebic Range Grand Island Keweenaw Peninsula Keweenaw Waterway Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Michigan Menominee River Mount Arvon Pictured Rocks Porcupine Mountains St. Marys River Straits of Mackinac
Transportation	Chippewa County International Airport Delta County Airport Ford Airport Gogebic–Iron County Airport Houghton County Memorial Airport International Bridge International Rail Bridge Mackinac Bridge MarqTran Portage Lake Lift Bridge Sawyer International Airport Soo Locks
Economy	Cleveland-Cliffs Copper mining in Michigan Verso Corporation
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