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KH-11 Railway Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

KH-11 Over Railroad (Canadian National) in Washago: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Main Span: 84 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1955 By: Unknown

While concrete rigid-frame bridges are common in Ontario, steel rigid-frame bridges like this are not.

Bond Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.1 Kilometers)

Bond Road Over Severn River Drainage Creek in Severn (Washago): Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This bridge has concrete railing post details that differ from the usual design in Ontario and suggest it may be a very old example of a rigid-frame bridge.

Severn Canal Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.8 Miles (1.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National and Via-Rail) Over Severn Canal in Washago: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a very nice example of a railway through swing bridge.

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Hart Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.8 Miles (1.3 Kilometers)

Rama Road (CR-44) Over East Branch Severn River in Washago: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 111 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Roadway: 26.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1957 By: Unknown

HistoricBridges.org visited this attractive pony truss bridge only to find it had been reduced to scrap metal.

Washago Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.9 Miles (1.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned Canadian National) Over Severn River in Washago: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 2

Built By: Unknown

This two span railway through truss has been abandoned, but would be a cool feature if this line was turned into a rail-trail.

Little Falls Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1 Miles (1.7 Kilometers)

Little Falls Road Over East Branch Severn River in Washago: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a small concrete arch bridge on old highway alignment, now in use by pedestrians.

CR-169 Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1 Miles (1.7 Kilometers)

CR-169 Over East Branch Severn River in Washago: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 113 ft. Main Span: 111 ft. Roadway: 44.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1956 By: Unknown

This once-attractive pony truss bridge has had all sorts of ugly barriers added to it.

Severn Railway Bridge
GTRS Bridge 188
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.5 Miles (2.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Canadian National) Over Severn River in Gravenhurst and Washago: Muskoka District, Ontario and Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 217 ft. Main Span: 162 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1906 By: Unknown

This truss and plate girder bridge rests on a stone substructure.

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Hamlet Bridge
Hamlet Bridge 57
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.3 Kilometers)

Canning Road Over Severn River (Trent-Severn Waterway) in Hamlet: Muskoka District, Ontario and Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 303 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: Standard Steel Construction Company of Port Robinson, Ontario

Composed of two truss spans of different age and design, this was one of the most unique bridges on the Trent Severn Waterway.

Old KH-11 South Kahshe River Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.2 Miles (6.8 Kilometers)

KH-11 (Abandoned Alignment) Over South Kahshe River in Gravenhurst: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Main Spans: 3

Built By: Unknown

This long-abandoned bridge appears to have been widened in-kind a long time ago.

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Atherley Narrows Railway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.3 Miles (14.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned Canadian National) Over Atherley Narrows (Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe) in Orillia: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 431 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

This is an abandoned swing bridge that is testimony to both the area's railway and water navigation history, yet is slated for demolition.

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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