This is a lithograph by D.L. Glover from an original painting by Ferdinand Richards. The suspension bridge opened in 1855 and was the world’s first working railway suspension bridge connecting Niagara Falls, Ont., with Niagara Falls, N.Y. It was built by Charles Ellet and completed by John A. Roebling, who also designed the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Trains travelled on the two upper decks while pedestrians and carriages used the lower deck. The bridge was replaced by a steel arch bridge in 1897 when parts of the wood decayed over time and trains became much heavier.