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This exceedingly rare pin-connected pony truss bridge is also among the oldest in Ontario, and was built by a little-known local bridge builder. Known as the Hunter Brothers of Kincardine, Ontario, this company was later (at least by 1905) known as Hunter Bridge and Boiler Company of Kincardine, Ontario. As of 2022, HistoricBridges.org has only found two bridges in Ontario built by this company. In regards to this bridge however it is worth noting that there are enough design detail similarities between this bridge and the Norwich Street Bridge in Guelph that it should be noted that there is a chance that the bridge was purchased from the Hamilton Bridge Company by the Hunter Brothers, who would have then erected the bridge on-site using parts fabricated by Hamilton Bridge.
It is assumed that Hunter Brothers was a small company, given the number of surviving bridges by the company. Further, the builder plaque on this bridge is fascinating due to its primitive design, a further hint of the builder's meager size. There is clear evidence that the plaque was not cast by a master, but instead someone who did not work with care, and was using an incomplete collection of random letters to form the mold for casting. A variety of font types and sizes can be seen in the letters. The letters do not line up perfectly. More than one "N" is backwards. The plaque almost looks like a ransom note made from magazine letters!
Thankfully this highly significant heritage bridge has been bypassed and preserved in place for pedestrian use.
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