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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.

Shantz Station Road Railway Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.1 Miles (5 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 Bridge
King Street East Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.6 Miles (5.8 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.

Freeport Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.6 Miles (5.8 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.

Bridge Street Bridge
Bridgeport Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.7 Miles (5.9 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.

Victoria Park Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5 Miles (8.1 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Victoria Park Lake in Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Metal Cantilever Pin-Connected Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built 1896 By: Central Bridge and Engineering Company of Peterborough, Ontario and William H. Law of Peterborough, Ontario

This ornate bridge is centerpiece for a city park and is a truly unique heritage bridge without equal in Canada.

Doon Village Road Bridge West
Schneider Creek Bridge West
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 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.

Doon Village Road Bridge East
Schneider Creek Bridge East
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 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.

Winterbourne Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 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.

Blair Stone Arch Bridge
Bowman Creek Culvert
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 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.

Conestogo Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.4 Miles (10.2 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!

Buggy Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7 Miles (11.2 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.

Weisenberg Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.6 Kilometers)

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.

Hespeler Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.7 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.

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Black Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 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!

Blatchford Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.7 Miles (14 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.

St. Jacobs Railway Viaduct
St. Jacobs Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.3 Miles (15 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.

Cambridge Railway Bridge
Galt Trestle Bridge, Grand River Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 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.

Main Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (16 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.

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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