Whirlpool Aero Car, Aerial tramway in Niagara Falls, Canada
The Whirlpool Aero Car carries passengers across the Niagara River on six steel cables at a height of 210 feet above the water level.
Spanish engineer Leonardo Torres Quevedo designed this aerial cable car system, which began operations in 1916 and received technical updates in 1961, 1967, and 1984.
The cable car transports 35 passengers at once between two points on Canadian territory while crossing through American airspace during its one-kilometer journey.
This aerial tramway operates from April to November between 10 AM and 5 PM, offering ten-minute round trips across the Niagara Whirlpool.
The car travels over a natural whirlpool where water rotates continuously in a 900-foot-wide basin carved by the powerful Niagara River currents.
Location: Ontario
GPS coordinates: 43.11800,-79.06880
Latest update: May 18, 2025 00:33
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