It was  tall and  long: the tallest bridge above a navigable waterway in North America and the tallest railroad bridge in the world until the early 20th century. Construction was completed using 3,654,280 pounds of iron at a total cost of $404,373.31.
It measured exceptionally high and long: it held the record as the highest bridge spanning a navigable waterway in North America and the tallest railroad bridge globally until the early 20th century. The construction employed 3,654,280 pounds of iron at a total cost of $404,373.31.