Welland Canal Bridges

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Title Page
Meetings
The Editor's Notebook
Marine News
More Digging Into Point Anne Quarries
Battleford Southbound
Welland Canal Bridges
Ship of the Month No. 31 Grainmotor
Late Marine News
Table of Illustrations

With the bridges of the Welland Canal figuring in the news frequently in recent months, both through being damaged by ships and being rendered unnecessary by the Welland bypass channel, we thought our readers might enjoy seeing a full listing of all original bridges on the fourth canal together with their numbers, type, location and disposition if no longer in use. It should be noted that no additional bridges have been built as the Welland bypass channel was designed to avoid such bottlenecks of vessel and road traffic.

Bridge No. Location Description
1 Lakeshore Road, Lock 1, Port Weller Bascule, road and railroad. In use.
2 Church Road, between Locks 1 and 2, St. Catharines. Vertical lift, road. Bridge never built and abutments removed several years ago.
3 Carleton Street, Lock 2, St. Catharines Bascule, road. In use.
4 Q.E.W. Homer Double leaf bascule, road In use.
5 Glendale Ave., Merritton Vertical lift, road. In use.
6 Lock 4, Thorold Twin bascule railroad bridges. C.N.R. In use.
7 Lock 7, Thorold Bascule, road. Removed on completion of Thorold tunnel.
8 Above Lock 7, Thorold. Swing, N.S. & T. Railroad, Removed mid-1960's.
9 Guard Gate, Thorold South Bascule, road. Removed on completion of Thorold tunnel.
10 Thorold South. Vertical lift, railroad, C.N.R. In use.
11 Hwy 3A, Allanburg. Vertical lift, road. In use.
12 Main Street, Port Robinson. Vertical lift, road. In use.
13 Main Street, Welland. Vertical lift, road. Out of use, December 1972.
14 Water Street, Welland. Vertical lift, road. Out of use, December 1972.
15 Welland. Swing, railroad, N.Y.C. Out of use, December 1972.
16 Ontario Road, Welland Vertical lift, road. Out of use, December 1972.
17 Dain City. Vertical lift, railroad, C.N.R. Out of use, December 1972.
18 Forks Road, Dain City. Vertical lift, road. Out of use, December 1972.
19 Hwy 3, Humberstone Bascule, road. In use.
20 Port Colborne. Vertical lift, railroad,. C.N.R. In use.
21 Clarence St., Port Colborne. Vertical lift, road. In use.

 

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