Historic Bridges - Niagara Region, Ontario

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Historic Bridges By County: Niagara Region, Ontario

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!	Confirmed demolition date within one year or an especially historic bridge that is threatened with demolition at any level.
X	The bridge has been confirmed demolished or collapsed.
S	The bridge has been dismantled or moved to an offsite location and is not currently available for public viewing.

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	Bridge Name	Facility Carried / Feature Intersected	Location	Structure Type	Construction Date / Builder or Contractor	Description
	Allanburg Bridge Welland Canal Bridge #11	KH-12 Over Welland Canal	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	0 By: Unknown	One of the Welland Canal lift bridges, photos of the bridge in the raised position are available.
	Balls Falls Bridge	6th Avenue Over 20 Mile Creek	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This bridge is located where 6th Avenue passes through a park setting at a historic crossing right by a spectacular waterfall.
	Beaver Dams Creek Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Abandoned) Over Beaver Dams Creek	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Through Girder, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	A large single-span through plate girder.
	Beaver Dams Road Bridge	Beaverdams Road Over Beaver Dams Creek	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	A long , well maintained warren pony truss.
	Burgoyne Bridge St. Paul Street Bridge	St. Paul Street Over 12 Mile Creek	St. Catharines: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Deck Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	A modern deck hides this impressive deck truss, soaring across the valley of 12 Mile Creek.
	Dain City Railway Bridge Welland Canal Bridge #18	Railroad (Trillium Railway) Over Welland Canal (Abandoned)	Dain City: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	0 By: Unknown	This cool railroad vertical lift, serving a single set of tracks, is much more narrow than the highway bridges.
	Decew Road Bridge	Decew Road Over Lake Gibson (12 Mile Creek)	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	0 By: Standard Steel Construction Company of Port Robinson, Ontario	This unusual bridge is a two-span pony truss, but one span is larger than the other.
	Forks Road Bridge Welland Canal Bridge #18	Forks Road Over Welland Canal (Abandoned)	Dain City: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	0 By: Unknown	This bridge was once a vertical lift, but its towers were removed.
	Glendale Avenue Bridge Welland Canal Bridge #5	Glendale Avenue Over Welland Canal	St. Catharines: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	0 By: Unknown	An extensive photo-documentation of one of several beautiful and functional vertical lifts on Welland Canal.
	Henley Bridge	Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Over 12 Mile Creek	St. Catharines: Niagara Region, Ontario	Concrete Deck Arch, Stationary	1939 By: Unknown	Twin multi-span arch bridges for QEW traffic with detailed statues on top.
	KH-20 12 Mile Creek Bridge	KH-12 Over 12 Mile Creek	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	1934 By: Unknown	An attractive 1930s pony truss that carries a lot of traffic.
	Lakeshore Road Bridge Welland Canal Bridge #1	Lakeshore Road and Railroad (Abandoned) Over Welland Canal	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Through Girder, Movable: Bascule	0 By: Unknown	A good example of a through plate girder bascule bridge.
	Martindale Road Bridge	Martindale Road Over Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW)	St. Catharines: Niagara Region, Ontario	Concrete Slab, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	An extremely old expressway overpass, this bridge has attractive design despite its simple structure type.
	Merrittville Highway Bridge	Merrittville Highway Over Lake Gibson (12 Mile Creek)	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	An impressive two-span pony truss continues to serve a fairly high volume of traffic.
!	Oreilly's Road Bridge	Oreilly's Road Over Welland River	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Pinned Parker Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	Despite its beauty and historic significance as a rare pinned Parker truss in Canada, this structure appears doomed.
	Queenston Street Bridge Welland Canal Bridge #4 / Homer Lift Bridge	Queenston Street Over Welland Canal	St. Catharines: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule	0 By: Unknown	A rare Ontario example of a deck truss bascule bridge, this is a rolling lift.
	St. Paul Crescent Bridge	St. Paul Crescent Over 12 Mile Creek	St. Catharines: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This bridge remains open to pedestrians only, and is a bridge that can be viewed from interesting angles.
	Third Welland Canal CN Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Canadian National) Over Third Welland Canal	Rural: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing	0 By: Unknown	A rare camelback truss swing bridge still carries a lot of train traffic.
	Welland Main Street Bridge Welland Canal Bridge #13	Westbound Main Street Over Welland Recreational Waterway	Welland: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	0 By: Unknown	This large vertical lift bridge has a notable skew.
	Welland Railway Bridge Welland Canal Bridge #15	Railroad (Canada Southern Railway) Over Welland Recreational Waterway	Welland: Niagara Region, Ontario	Metal Riveted Baltimore Through Truss, Movable: Swing	0 By: Unknown	An extremely rare example of a Baltimore truss railroad swing bridge.
	Whirlpool Highway Bridge	Whirlpool Bridge Over Niagara River	Niagara Falls: Niagara Region, Ontario and Niagara County, New York	Metal Riveted Cantilever Deck Truss, Stationary	1897 By: Unknown	A monumental late 1800s deck cantilever bridge compliments the river valley quite well.
	Whirlpool Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Canadian Pacific, Central Michigan Railway) Over Niagara River	Niagara Falls: Niagara Region, Ontario and Niagara County, New York	Metal Riveted Cantilever Deck Truss, Stationary	1925 By: Unknown	This bridge provides a pleasing compliment to its older highway companion.

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