It was designed by Samuel Keefer, with construction starting in 1867.
Construction began on March 22, 1889 and erection work took only 38 days to complete.
It was opened on May 7, only 117 days after the preceding bridge disaster.
The suspension bridge was finally dismantled and sold to a Buffalo, New York firm.
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