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Bridge Name	Facility Carried / Feature Intersected	Location	Structure Type	Construction Date / Builder or Contractor	Description
3rd Street Bridge	3rd Street Over Thames River	Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Through Girder, Movable: Bascule	1962 By: Bridge and Tank Company of Canada	This is the newer and larger of two movable bridges in Chatham.
5th Street Bridge	5th Street Over Thames River	Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Through Girder, Bascule	1931 By: Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario	This bridge is an extremely rare Ontario example of a bridge designed by the Scherzer Rolling Lift Company!
Babtiste Creek Private Bridge	Private Trail Over Babtiste Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This unusual lightweight Warren pony truss has some unusual design to it.
Brook Line Bridge	KH-40 Over Big Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Stringer, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	A nice example of a rural steel stringer beam bridge in Ontario.
Chatham CP Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Canadian Pacific) Over Thames River	Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	An attractive bridge, but I cannot seem to get photos of it!
Drake Road Bridge	Drake Road Over Jeannettes Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Stringer, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This bridge is an excellent example of a lattice guardrail beam bridge in Ontario.
Indian Creek Cemetery Bridge North	Cemetery Drive Over Indian Creek	Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Deck Arch, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This is the newer of two attractive concrete arch bridges in this cemetery.
Indian Creek Cemetery Bridge South	Cemetery Drive Over Indian Creek	Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Deck Arch, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This is the older and more intricate of two attractive concrete arch bridges in this cemetery.
Indian Creek Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Canadian National) Over Indian Creek	Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This railroad through truss has that classic overbuilt appearance that makes railroad bridges unique.
KH-40 18th Concession Drain Bridge	KH-40 Over 18th Concession Drain	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete T-Beam, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This is a small bridge that helps tell a greater tale of transportation heritage.
KH-40 Bear Creek Bridge	KH-40 Over Bear Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete T-Beam, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This bridge is larger and features slightly different design than other bridges on this stretch of road between Chatham and Wallaceburg.
KH-40 Big Creek Bridge #1	KH-40 Over Big Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Rigid-Frame, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	One of several nearby, nearly identical, KH-40 bridges; while individually undistinguished, together form a unique image of the past.
KH-40 Big Creek Bridge #2	KH-40 Over Big Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Rigid-Frame, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	One of several nearby, nearly identical, KH-40 bridges; while individually undistinguished, together form a unique image of the past.
KH-40 Big Creek Bridge #3	KH-40 Over Big Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Rigid-Frame, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	One of several nearby, nearly identical, KH-40 bridges; while individually undistinguished, together form a unique image of the past.
KH-40 Big Creek Bridge #4	KH-40 Over Big Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Rigid-Frame, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	One of several nearby, nearly identical, KH-40 bridges; while individually undistinguished, together form a unique image of the past.
KH-40 Big Creek Bridge #5	KH-40 Over Big Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Rigid-Frame, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	One of several nearby, nearly identical, KH-40 bridges; while individually undistinguished, together form a unique image of the past.
Lord Selkirk Bridge McNaughton Street Bridge	McNaughton Street (KH-40) Over Sydenham River	Wallaceburg: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Through Girder, Movable: Bascule	1950 By: Dominion Bridge Company of Montreal, Québec	This is Wallaceburg's most historic and notable movable bridge.
McDougal Line Bridge	McDougal Line Over Local Drain	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete T-Beam, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	An interesting bridge with good structural integrity and attractive railings.
Mint Line Bridge	Mint Line Over Babtiste Creek	Rural: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	A beautiful Warren pony truss with riveted connections and large lattice railing.
Prangley Drain Bridge	CR-21 Over Prangley Drain	Rural (Near Dresden): Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Through Arch, Stationary	1930 By: Unknown	A good, historically intact example of Ontario's rainbow arch design.
Thamesville Bridge Victoria Road Bridge	Victoria Road (CR-21) Over Thames River	Thamesville: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Cantilever Through Truss, Stationary	1937 By: Unknown	Cantilever bridges are not usually built so small, making this awe-inspiring bridge nationally significant and unusual.
Thamesville Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Canadian National) Over Thames River	Near Thamesville: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This massive railroad bridge has large lattice portal bracing.
Tobin Bridge	Park Avenue Over Indian Creek	Chatham: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Concrete Rigid-Frame, Stationary	1957 By: Dean Construction Company	This is a relatively large example of the rigid-frame bridge type that Ontario built so much of.
Tupperville Bridge	Tupperville Road Over Sydenham River	Tupperville: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Deck Girder, Swing	1965 By: Dean Construction Company	This is the only known highway swing bridge in the area, it no longer operates today.
Wallaceburg Railroad Bridge	Railroad (CSX) Over Sydenham River	Wallaceburg: Chatham-Kent Region, Ontario	Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing	0 By: Unknown	This is a former C&0 line, and the bridge is a rare example of a plate girder swing bridge.

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