[1] Charles Conrad Schneider, the architect, chose a cantilever design due to the geography of the Niagara Gorge.

[1] The bridge was completed within months as a deadline was imposed by the railway: the steel sections gained approximately 3.8 meters each day and the central section was built in a total of five days.

[3] When the bridge was finished, a crowd watched the final tests conducted by engineers and this was reported on by The New York Times.

Another steel arch was added in 1923 as an intermediate measure, with plans to replace the bridge entirely.

When deconstructing the bridge, significant damage to the girders were noted, and the materials were scrapped.