Welland Canal Bridge 15 - Welland ON
N 42° 58.614 W 079° 15.355
17T E 642212 N 4759725
The Welland Canal Bridge 15 is a two-track Baltimore truss swing bridge located in the disused section of the Welland Canal within the city of Welland, Ontario. The bridge formerly carried the main line of the Canada Southern Railway (CASO) over the canal.
Waymark Code: WMGG9K
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/02/2013
Views: 1
Bridge 15 was built ca. 1910 as a replacement for a wooden bridge formerly at the same location. During this time, the Third Welland Canal was still in use, however the need for expansion of the canal had been recognized. Accordingly, any new bridges were being constructed to standards which were expected to apply to the Fourth Welland Canal, which would not be completed until 1932. As will be discussed later in this article, these standards were not set high enough and this fact would make the swing bridge a serious hazard to navigation decades down the road.
The bridge is turning into a rusty relic. In many spots the main beams are rusted almost right through. For safety reasons the bridge is closed to pedestrians.
Bridge Type: Swing Bridge
Pedestrian Traffic: no
Bicycle Traffic: no
Vehicular Traffic: no
Railway Traffic: yes
Built: Not listed
Span: Not listed
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