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Weisenberg Road Over Cox Creek in Woolwich and Centre Wellington: Waterloo Region, Ontario and Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 45 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown and Bowman and Connor of Toronto and Kitchener, Ontario

This is an early and rare surviving example of a concrete through girder in Ontario.

Winterbourne Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.2 Kilometers)

Peel Street Over Grand River in Woolwich Township: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 311 ft. Main Span: 154 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1913 By: Unknown

This beautiful heritage bridge is an extremely rare multi-span example of its type.

Buggy Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.3 Kilometers)

Buggy Lane (Crooks Tract Road) Over Grand River in Woolwich Township: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 154 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

One of the most unusual bridges in Ontario is this through truss-like structure pieced together from random pieces of salvaged riveted steel.

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Chambers Bridge
Pilkington-Woolwich Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.3 Kilometers)

Middlebrook Place (Weisenberg Road) Over Grand River in Woolwich Township: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 156 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This single span truss was moved to this location long ago to replace a two span bridge.

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Badley Bridge
Metcalfe Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.6 Kilometers)

Metcalfe Street (CR-21) Over Grand River in Elora: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 236 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1953 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This attractive riveted truss bridge forms a gateway and centerpiece for Elora.

Conestogo Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.7 Kilometers)

Glasgow Street Over Conestoga River in Conestogo: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 261 ft. Main Span: 131 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1886 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This spectacular two-span truss bridge is one of the oldest metal bridges remaining in Canada!

Trestle Bridge Trail Bridge
Fergus Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (Trestle Bridge Trail, Elora Cataract Trailway, Former Canadian National) Over Grand River in Centre-Wellington (Fergus): Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1909 By: Unknown

This impressive high level railway bridge is noted for its varying design of deck truss spans.

Trestle Bridge Trail Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.3 Miles (10.1 Kilometers)

Railroad (Trestle Bridge Trail, Elora Cataract Trailway, Former Canadian National) Over CR-18 in Centre-Wellington (Fergus): Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This traditionally composed railway overpass plate girder bridge today serves a rail-trail.

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Woolwich Street Bridge
Salem Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.3 Miles (10.1 Kilometers)

Woolwich Street Over Irvine Creek in Elora: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1952 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This bridge is an attractive and unaltered pony truss over this scenic section of Irvine Creek.

Wellington Terrace Bridge
6th Line Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.4 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Heritage Garden in Centre-Wellington Township: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 35 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Roadway: 20.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1924 By: Unknown

In addition to its significance as a concrete bowstring bridge, this is also notable as a concrete bridge that has been relocated.

Washington Street Bridge
Bridge No. CW19
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.4 Kilometers)

Washington Street Over Irvine Creek in Centre-Wellington (Elora): Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 34 ft. Roadway: 20.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Unknown

This is a small concrete deck arch bridge with original railings.

Irvine Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.8 Miles (11 Kilometers)

Irvine Street Over Irvine Creek in Centre-Wellington: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 85 ft. Roadway: 16.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Reid-Riddell Engineering of Toronto, Ontario

One of a rapidly disappearing group of beautiful heritage concrete bowstring rainbow arch bridges in this township.

Shantz Station Road Railway Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7 Miles (11.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) (Galt Subdivion) Over Shantz Station Road (RR-30) in Woolwich Township: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 33 ft. Main Span: 33 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This small plate girder overpass is noted for its large stone abutments.

Grand River Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Go (Kitchener Line), Via-Rail, and Former Grand Trunk Railway) Over Grand River in Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 412 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built By: Unknown

This fairly large plate girder bridge has some alterations of its concrete piers.

Bridge Street Bridge
Bridgeport Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.6 Kilometers)

Bridge Street Over Grand River in Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 413 ft. Main Span: 82 ft. Roadway: 35 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1934 By: Storms Contracting Company of Toronto, Ontario

A graceful and impressive five-span rainbow arch bridge.

Caldwell Bridge
Bridge No. CW27
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13 Kilometers)

Scotland Street (CR-43) Over Grand River in Centre-Wellington (Fergus): Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 164 ft. Roadway: 32.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1955 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and W. H. Keith

Although the bracing has been altered, this remains an attractive crossing for the community it serves.

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Sideroad 5 Bridge
Bridge No. CW12
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.5 Kilometers)

Sideroad 5 Over Carroll Creek in Centre-Wellington: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 39 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Unknown

This abandoned bridge is an extremely rare example of a pin-connected pony truss bridge in Ontario.

Sideroad 5 Bridge
Bridge No. CW16
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.7 Miles (14 Kilometers)

Sideroad 5 Over Carroll Creek Tributary in Centre-Wellington: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 29 ft. Roadway: 21.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Unknown

This is an example of one of the unusually large number of concrete girder bridges built in this part of Ontario.

St. Jacobs Railway Viaduct
St. Jacobs Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Waterloo Junction Railway) (Canadian National) Over Conestogo River and Abandoned Mill Race in Woolwich Township (St. Jacobs): Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 466 ft. Main Span: 158 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

An impressive railway deck truss bridge that includes a series of tower and girder style approach spans at each end.

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Gibson Bridge
1st Line South Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.3 Miles (15 Kilometers)

1st Line Over Irvine Creek in Centre-Wellington: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 80 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1917 By: Charles Borromeo Mattaini of Fergus, Ontario

This beautiful heritage bridge is the earliest example of its type in Centre-Wellington township.

Mennonite Buggy Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 Kilometers)

Three Bridges Road (TR-21) Over Conestogo River in Woolwich Township: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 108 ft. Main Span: 12 ft. Main Spans: 9

Built 1962 By: Mennonite Community Labor Forces

This extremely rare example of a low water crossing in Ontario is also unique because it was designed and built by the local Mennonite community.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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