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Hespeler Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) (Galt Subdivion) Over Speed River in Cambridge (Hespeler): Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 406 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Main Spans: 8

Built By: Unknown

This is a plate girder bridge is decent size also noted for its stone substructure that may be from a previous bridge.

Black Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.7 Miles (2.7 Kilometers)

Black Bridge Road Over Speed River in Cambridge: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 115 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: Unknown

The future of this attractive designated heritage bridge is uncertain!

Cambridge Railway Bridge
Galt Trestle Bridge, Grand River Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Grand River in Cambridge: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 1,029 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1931 By: Unknown

This large railway truss bridge sits on handsome stone piers, and even has a stone arch approach span at the end.

Blatchford Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4 Miles (6.4 Kilometers)

CR-32 Over Speed River in Rural: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 106 ft. Roadway: 26.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1949 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec

This nice looking mid 20th Century pony truss carries traffic on a fairly busy road.

Dundas Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.7 Kilometers)

Dundas Street Over Mill Creek in Cambridge: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 19 ft. Main Span: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1837 By: Unknown

Although this bridge was replaced, the original stones from the previous bridge were match-marked and placed in the same spots on this replacement concrete bridge.

Dundas Street Underpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.2 Miles (6.7 Kilometers)

Dundas Street Over Pedestrian Walkway in Cambridge: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 12 ft. Main Span: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

This is a tiny stone arch culvert that provides a pedestrian walkway under a bridge in Soper Park.

Main Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7.1 Kilometers)

Main Street (RR-27) Over Grand River in Cambridge: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 196 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1953 By: W. H. Yates Construction Company of Hamilton, Ontario and Archibald B. Crealock of Toronto, Ontario

This impressive two-span concrete bowstring arch bridge has been preserved as a centerpiece of downtown Cambridge.

Blair Stone Arch Bridge
Bowman Creek Culvert
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.6 Kilometers)

Blair Road (Abandoned Alignment) Over Bowman Creek in Cambridge (Blair): Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Stone Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This locally rare stone arch bridge has been abandoned and is deteriorating.

Shantz Station Road Railway Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.7 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.

Freeport Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Railroad Over Grand River in Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 570 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Main Spans: 8

Built By: Unknown

An extremely long example of Ontario plate girder construction.

Freeport Bridge
King Street East Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.5 Kilometers)

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

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 525 ft. Main Span: 72 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1926 By: Campbell and Lattimore of Toronto, Ontario

A long and beautifully restored multi-span rainbow arch bridge.

Doon Village Road Bridge East
Schneider Creek Bridge East
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.5 Kilometers)

Doon Village Road Over Schneider Creek in Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 66 ft. Roadway: 26.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Unknown

One of two nearly identical concrete arch bridges on this section of road.

Grand River Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.7 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.

Doon Village Road Bridge West
Schneider Creek Bridge West
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.7 Kilometers)

Doon Village Road Over Schneider Creek in Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Roadway: 26.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Unknown

One of two nearly identical concrete arch bridges on this section of road.

Gow's Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 Kilometers)

McCrae Boulevard Over Speed River in Guelph: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 135 ft. Roadway: 18.7 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1897 By: Daniel Keleher

This is a rare stone arch bridge in Ontario and is a designated heritage structure.

Norwich Street Bridge
Wellington Foundry Bridge / Inglis-Hunter Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.6 Kilometers)

Norwich Street East Over Speed River in Guelph: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1882 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

This is among the oldest documented metal truss bridges in Ontario, and has some unusual details.

Heffernan Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.7 Kilometers)

Heffernan Street (Pedestrian Walkway) Over Speed River and Railroad (Royal Recreation Rail-Trail) in Guelph: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 490 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1914 By: Galbraith and Cate and Ernest E. Clawson

This bridge is a unique concrete arch foot bridge that is a designated heritage bridge.

Speed River Railway Bridge
Guelph Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Speed River in Guelph: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a small deck plate girder resting on stone abutments.

Macdonell Street Bridge
Allan's Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.8 Kilometers)

Macdonell Street (Abandoned Alignment) Over Speed River in Guelph: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario

An early example of a bridge with a common ornamental Ontario railing design, this bridge is uniquely positioned directly under a railway bridge.

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Macdonell Street Railway Bridge
Allan's Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Speed River and Elizabeth Street in Guelph: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 7

Built 1948 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario

This very unusual railway bridge was built to allow Macdonell Street to run directly under it.

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Huron-Metcalfe Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.8 Miles (14.2 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Connecting Huron and Metcalfe Streets Over Railroad (Canadian Pacific) in Guelph: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built 1909 By: Unknown

Resting on Phoenix columns, this bridge is one of a tiny number of surviving bridges in all of Canada that use the historically significant Phoenix columns!

Little's Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.4 Kilometers)

Sideroad 25 North Over Aberfoyle Creek in Puslinch: Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 23 ft. Main Span: 23 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

This small scale bridge is noted as a very early surviving example of a reinforced concrete bridge in Ontario.

Glen Morris Road Railway Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned Grand Trunk) Over Glen Morris Road East in South Dumfries: Brant County, Ontario, Canada

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This pristine remnant of an abandoned railway line contains a unique pair of arches, one for the road, and a tiny one for a drainage ditch.

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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