Historic Bridges

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Historic Bridges of Waterloo Region
Regional History: http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/8ef02c0fded0c82a85256e590071a3ce/7CF4EA8C93A0154D85256E00006A49E1?OpenDocument
http://www.historicbridges.org/b_c_on_waterloo.htm

Spanning the Generations
The Heritage Planning Advisory Committee has published three phases of Spanning the Generations: A Study of Old Bridges in Waterloo Region. Phase I is an inventory and ranking of more than 100 bridges based on their heritage attributes. Phase 2 documents the 10 most historically significant bridges. Phase 3 focuses on steel truss bridges. Hard copies of the documents are available in your public library or can be purchased at Regional Administrative Headquarters.

Inventory & Ranking (100mb): http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/8ef02c0fded0c82a85256e590071a3ce/7cf4ea8c93a0154d85256e00006a49e1/$FILE/Bridge%20Study%20Phase%201%20Inventory%20and%20Ran king.pdf
Steel Truss Bridges (5mb): http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/8ef02c0fded0c82a85256e590071a3ce/7cf4ea8c93a0154d85256e00006a49e1/$FILE/Bridge%20Study%20Phase%203%20Steel%20Truss%20Bridg es.pdf
Top 10 Bridges (20mb): http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/8ef02c0fded0c82a85256e590071a3ce/7cf4ea8c93a0154d85256e00006a49e1/$FILE/Bridge%20Study%20Phase%202%20Top%2010%20Bridges.pd f

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Bridge Name
Facility Carried / Feature Intersected Location Structure Type Construction Date / Builder or Contractor Description Thumbnail

Bridge Street Bridge
Bridge Street Over Nith River Rural: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal Riveted Camelback Through Truss, Stationary 1913 By: Unknown An impressive rural camelback truss retains historic integrity including original railings.

Bridge Street Bridge
Bridge Street Over Grand River Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Stationary 1934 By: Unknown A graceful and impressive five-span rainbow arch bridge.

Chalmers-Forrest Road Bridge
Chalmers-Forrest Road Over Nith River Rural: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary 1910 By: Unknown This stunning pin connected truss bridge has been recently abandoned by the township.

Freeport Bridge
King Street East Bridge King Street East Over Grand River Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Stationary 1926 By: Campbell and Lattimore of Toronto, Ontario A long and beautifully restored multi-span rainbow arch bridge.

Freeport Railroad Bridge
Railroad Over Grand River Kitchener: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal Through Girder, Stationary 0 By: Unknown An extremely long example of Ontario plate girder construction.

Hartman Bridge
New Hamburg Bridge Huron Street Over Nith River New Hamburg: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary 1936 By: Hamilton Bridge Company of Hamilton, Ontario This bridge is the centerpiece of New Hamburg, and has been beautifully restored!

Holland Mills Road Bridge
Holland Mills Road Over Nith River Rural: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary 1910 By: Unknown This rare and gorgeous bridge is threatened by a sinking abutment.

Nithvale Bridge
Nith Road Bridge Nith Road Over Nith River Ayr: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary 1883 By: Unknown Located in a scenic wooded setting is this abandoned and ancient truss bridge.

Oxford-Waterloo Road Bridge
Oxford-Waterloo Road Over Nith River Rural: Waterloo Region, Ontario and Oxford County, Ontario Metal Riveted Camelback Through Truss, Stationary 1912 By: Unknown This attractive camelback truss adds interest to an otherwise simple country roadway.

Perth Street Bridge
Perth Street Over Railroad (Canadian National) Near New Hamburg: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal Through Girder, Stationary 1950 By: Unknown This is an odd little plate girder with wooden approach spans.

Shade Street Bridge
Shade Street Over Nith River New Hamburg: Waterloo Region, Ontario Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary 1953 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario An attractive example of a 1950s truss bridge in Ontario.

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Planning and Works Committee - May 18, 2010 Minutes
http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/8ef02c0fded0c82a85256e590071a3ce/55cb1a735b4698cf8525772a005cef29!OpenDocument

OTHER BUSINESS
J. Haalboom sought confirmation on the date of the plaque unveiling for the Bridgeport bridge, and it was noted that the date is Friday June 11 at 2:00 p.m.

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GOVERNMENTS CELEBRATE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION AND ROUNDABOUT OPENING
Community celebrates with plaque unveiling
http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/$All/1B91166342A7A9A08525773F00640447?OpenDocument

Waterloo Region, June 11, 2010 - Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo, the Honourable John Milloy, Minister of Research and Innovation and Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, and Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener-Centre, and, Regional Chair Ken Selling today unveiled an interpretive plaque to commemorate the rehabilitation of the historic Bridgeport Bridge and completion of the new traffic roundabout at Lancaster and Bridge streets in Kitchener.

The bridge and roundabout projects were funded using $873,498 from the federal Gas Tax Fund, $5 million from the Region’s allocation under the 2008 Investing in Ontario Act, and more than $6 million from the Region of Waterloo Roads Rehabilitation Fund.

"The Gas Tax Fund provides municipalities with the resources they need to pursue long-term goals," says MP Braid. "The Government of Canada is proud to support this important community project, and to work together with local partners to deliver positive results.”

"Improving the traffic flow in this area means commuters will spend less time in their vehicles and more time with their families," said Minister Milloy. "The McGuinty government is proud to have been a key funding partner for this important project."

“We’re happy to have been able to preserve and to recognize the Bridgeport Bridge which is an important part of our heritage in Waterloo Region,” said Chair Selling. “At the same time, with construction of a modern roundabout, we were able to significantly improve the traffic flow and safety at the Bridge and Lancaster intersection - long a major bottleneck in our road system.”

Constructed in 1934, the Bridgeport Bridge is a five-span concrete bowstring arch bridge that spans 126 meters. The bridge is an important cultural heritage resource and landmark for the community of Bridgeport.

A cap on development had been in place for the Bridgeport area since 1996. With the construction of the roundabout and the resulting improvements in traffic flow, the cap has been removed to allow up to 65 per cent of the potential development to proceed. Once this development has occurred, traffic operations in the area will be reviewed again to determine if additional development could proceed. If the new Highway 7 becomes operational prior to this review, full development would be permitted to proceed.

The project has also resulted in improvements to the pedestrian and cycling trail network in the area with the addition of a sidewalk on the south side of Lancaster Street, the retrofitting of a new sidewalk on the downstream side of the Bridge providing pedestrian access across the Grand River along both sides of Bridge Street, and connections to the Walter Bean Trail and Bridgeport Community Trail.

The Heritage Bridge Recognition Program was initiated by the Region of Waterloo’s Heritage Planning Advisory Committee in 2004. The purpose of the program is to recognize the Top 10 most significant historic bridges in the region through the installation of interpretive plaques. The Bridgeport Bridge ranks as the Region’s seventh most significant historic bridge. In addition to the plaque unveiled today, other interpretive plaques have been installed at the Freeport Bridge, Hartman Bridge, Mill Creek Bridge, and Black Bridge Road Bridge. A plaque for the Main Street Bridge in Cambridge will be installed later in 2010.

The federal Gas Tax Fund provides funding for community infrastructure such as drinking water and wastewater systems, roads and bridges, public transit and other environmentally sustainable infrastructure projects. The Region of Waterloo will receive $58.7 million between 2010-2014 from the Gas Tax Fund.

Municipalities in Ontario benefited from $1.1 billion in infrastructure funding under the Investing In Ontario Act. By redirecting a portion of the provincial surplus to municipalities for capital purposes, the Ontario government is contributing to the province's municipal infrastructure needs. The Region of Waterloo has received a total of $22,596,062 under the Investing in Ontario Act.

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West Montrose Covered Bridge Management Project

The Region of Waterloo is hosting a Public Informatino Centre (PIC) on the proposed bridge improvement work under consideration for the West Montrose Covered Bridge.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Woolwich Township - Council Chambers
24 Church Street West, Elmira

Drop-In from 5:30 to 7:30pm
Presentation at 6:30pm

The West Montrose Covered Bridge is the only active covered bridge left in Ontario. It's a very important heritage and tourist location that needs to be preserved.

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