Question

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In Chapter 3, people realize that building a bridge across the gorge of Niagara Falls will bring more tourists to the area.

Which detail best explains why building the first bridge to cross the gorge is such a difficult task?

“…tourists had a perfect view of some of the crazy, dangerous things some people would soon do…”

“Even at the narrowest spot, the gorge was eight hundred feet wide.”

“But there was still one thing missing—something the businessmen knew they needed.”

“A ferryboat was built to take people from the US side to Canada.”

Answer 1

The detail that best explains why building the first bridge to cross the gorge is such a difficult task is:

• “Even at the narrowest spot, the gorge was eight hundred feet wide.”

• According to the given question, the people of a city realized that there was a need to build a gorge of the Niagara Falls that would transport tourists into their city.

• However, they found out that building a bridge would be a more difficult task than they first thought because of how wide the gorge was

• A gorge is a narrow valley on a body of water that usually has rocky boundaries.

• Therefore, the correct answer is option D because they realized just how wide even the narrowest spot at the gorge was.

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