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Key Facts |
| Bridge Name | Facility Carried / Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Construction Date / Builder or Contractor |
| Martindale Road Bridge | Martindale Road Over Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) | St. Catherines: Niagara Region, Ontario | Concrete Slab, Stationary | 1937 By: Unknown |
This bridge was most likely completed around 1937, based on the construction date of the nearby Henley Bridge.
This is a dinosaur for an expressway bridge. Opened in 1937, the QEW is among the oldest limited access highways in North America, and this bridge is a surviving example of the original construction of this freeway. Although simple structurally, it features the decorative lines and pier design that you might expect from a 1930s concrete bridge, making it a detailed and attractive structure. Also, it is unusual because in addition to two lanes, it appears to have also carried a railroad, which is long gone. The beams on this half of the bridge, now unused, are thicker, and the pier has more concrete, featuring a shorter arch on this half of the bridge. All of this makes for a fascinating and historically significant bridge. Unfortunately, because MTO is planning to widen the QEW, this bridge will likely be demolished. This bridge is already spanning the maximum number of lanes underneath it.
The weather was poor during the documentation of this structure, yielding extremely poor photos. However poor photos are better than none. However if anyone has nicer photos of this bridge they are willing to submit to the website, please contact me.
