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1909 Newmarket radial arch photo

1909 Newmarket radial arch photo

photo showing how the tracks were laid over the radial arch in Newmarket, Ontario.

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge near Oakville -b

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge near Oakville -b

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge, near Oakville. Original caption: "This bridge was in place before Randall Street and Rebecca Street were linked up with the new road bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek. It used t... More

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge near Oakville -c

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge near Oakville -c

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge, near Oakville. Original caption: "This bridge was in place before Randall Street and Rebecca Street were linked up with the new road bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek. It used t... More

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge, near Oakville -a

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge, near Oakville -a

A Hamilton Radial Railway bridge, near Oakville. Original caption: "This bridge was in place before Randall Street and Rebecca Street were linked up with the new road bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek. It used t... More

A postcard depicting the Grand Trunk Railway Bridge in Oakville

A postcard depicting the Grand Trunk Railway Bridge in Oakville

A postcard depicting the Grand Trunk Railway Bridge in Oakville. Original caption: "A postcard depicting the Grand Trunk Railway Bridge in Oakville. This section of the Grand Trunk was opened in 1855 by the G... More

A steam locomotive crosses a wooden truss railway bridge over the Byng Inlet, the mouth of the Magnetawan River

A steam locomotive crosses a wooden truss railway bridge over the Byng...

A steam locomotive crosses a wooden truss railway bridge over the Byng Inlet, the mouth of the Magnetawan River.

Cobourg and Peterborough Railway bridge on Rice Lake

Cobourg and Peterborough Railway bridge on Rice Lake

The Cobourg and Peterborough Railway in Ontario, Canada, ran straight across Rice Lake on this causeway and bridges further north. Ice was a significant problem over its short lifetime, and the bridges collapsed in 1861.

Construction of a railway bridge across the Canal, in Burlington, 1923

Construction of a railway bridge across the Canal, in Burlington, 1923

Construction of the bridge across the Canal, in Burlington, 1923. Original caption: "Description: Lakeside House in the background.Notes: A copy of an original photograph in the Jelfs Album, Hamilton Public L... More

Death car plunged off the open Burlington bridge last night into 26 feet of water in the canal (cut)

Death car plunged off the open Burlington bridge last night into 26 fe...

The driver escaped but Clifford Wilson, 18, of Winona, drowned. Here a freighter passes through the canal. At right is seen part of the raised bridge.

Death car plunged off the open Burlington bridge last night into 26 feet of water in the canal

Death car plunged off the open Burlington bridge last night into 26 fe...

The driver escaped but Clifford Wilson, 18, of Winona, drowned. Here a freighter passes through the canal. At right is seen part of the raised bridge.

Hastings County Archives HC02291 (39203849795)

Hastings County Archives HC02291 (39203849795)

Photograph labelled "Stone Bridge at Foxboro (Ontario)" Donated by the Wallbridge family in 1958.

Hastings County Archives HC02398B (39556222244)

Hastings County Archives HC02398B (39556222244)

Reproduction of a photograph of a railway bridge over a river, labelled "Grand Trunk Railway Bridge built in 1906 stone used". Possibly in Trenton, Ontario, when the grade was raised (around 1903).

Hastings County Archives HC02697 (27362567148), Bay of Quinte railway

Hastings County Archives HC02697 (27362567148), Bay of Quinte railway

Tinted postcard of the Bay of Quinte Railway bridge over the west branch of the Moira river at Tweed, Ontario. There is a rowboat in the foreground.

Hastings County Archives HC02988 (38847763460)

Hastings County Archives HC02988 (38847763460)

Railway bridge over western narrows of Moira Lake, Madoc, Ontario

New York Central Railway's Swing Bridge over the Cornwall Canal, prior to 1940

New York Central Railway's Swing Bridge over the Cornwall Canal, prior...

New York Central Railway's Swing Bridge over the Cornwall Canal, prior to 1940. Original caption: "SHCC017: New York Central Swing Bridge. New York Central Swing Bridge at Mile 1.84. The steamer passing throu... More

Nipigon River Bridge, Ontario, Canada

Nipigon River Bridge, Ontario, Canada

Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge at Nipigon River, Ontario. Public domain image of Swedish railroads works, train yard, workshop, tracks, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pi... More

Steel River Bridge, Ontario, Canada

Steel River Bridge, Ontario, Canada

Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge over Steel[e] River. Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The bob-tailed swing bridge with a car of the Hamilton Radial Electric Ry. crossing to Burlington

The bob-tailed swing bridge with a car of the Hamilton Radial Electric...

The bob-tailed swing bridge with a car of the Hamilton Radial Electric Ry. crossing to Burlington.

The iron bridge (Grand Trunk Railway bridge) over the Credit River

The iron bridge (Grand Trunk Railway bridge) over the Credit River

The iron bridge (Grand Trunk Railway bridge) over the Credit River. Original caption: "Local identifier: p150f.jpgCollection: Esquesing Historical SocietyLatitude: 43.65011 Longitude: -79.91634"

Kingston Mills, Kingston, Ont (NYPL b12647398-63157)

Kingston Mills, Kingston, Ont (NYPL b12647398-63157)

Postcard series number: 6967 1902-1903. Transitioned to full-size illustration, when postal regulations permitted address and message together on reverse.

Grand River, breaking up (HS85-10-26918) original

Grand River, breaking up (HS85-10-26918) original

Original caption: "Grand River, breaking up."

Grand River, breaking up (HS85-10-26918)

Grand River, breaking up (HS85-10-26918)

Original caption: "Grand River, breaking up."

Bridge with fallen span (I0003959)
Dredge at work repairing fallen bridge span (I0003958)
Four girls posing on a railway bridge (I0012971)
Iron railway bridge (I0012885) Ontario Canada
Railroad bridge and waterfall (I0012989)
Repairing fallen bridge span (I0003957)
Railway trestle and broken span, (Cornwall?) (I0012905)
Railway bridge and waterfall (I0012988)
Repairs being made to a fallen bridge span (I0003956)
Two men with steel bridge in background (I0012970)
Indigenous Peoples, Cornwall Island (posing by railway trestle) (I0012886)
Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge National Map view

Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge National Map vie...

Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge, satellite view.

Montrose Swing Bridge aerial photo 1934

Montrose Swing Bridge aerial photo 1934

Aerial photo of the Montrose Swing Bridge from 1934. One can load up a more current image in Google Maps and they will see the development that has taken place in the area.

Lower Kingston Mills, Grand Trunk Railway Bridge, 1856

Lower Kingston Mills, Grand Trunk Railway Bridge, 1856

Lower Kingston Mills, Grand Trunk Railway bridge completed, 1856. The bridge crosses the Cataraqui River (also referred to as Cataraqui Creek), part of the Rideau Canal, near Kingston, Ontario.

Iron south channel span of the New York Railway bridge in Cornwall (I0013571)

Iron south channel span of the New York Railway bridge in Cornwall (I0...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Kingston Mills, four girls standing by canal below railway trestle (I0013096)

Kingston Mills, four girls standing by canal below railway trestle (I0...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kingston Mills, view of lock (I0013087)

Kingston Mills, view of lock (I0013087)

Public domain photograph - railway bridge, railroads, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kingston Mills, view of railroad trestle (I0013086)

Kingston Mills, view of railroad trestle (I0013086)

Public domain photograph - railway bridge, railroads, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Railway bridge built 1898, possibly in Cornwall (I0013657)

Railway bridge built 1898, possibly in Cornwall (I0013657)

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Railway bridge and locks at Kingston Mills (I0013085)

Railway bridge and locks at Kingston Mills (I0013085)

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In this postcard, a Stephenson DEDT crosses over the Burlington Canal on the first canal bridge

In this postcard, a Stephenson DEDT crosses over the Burlington Canal ...

In this postcard, a Stephenson DEDT crosses over the Burlington Canal on the first canal bridge. Original caption: "In this postcard, a Stephenson DEDT crosses over the Burlington Canal on the first canal bri... More

Pickerel river CNoR bridge (1907) (14758575084)

Pickerel river CNoR bridge (1907) (14758575084)

Identifier: OurProduct Title: Our Product Year: 1907 (1900s) Authors: Canada Foundry Company Subjects: Division 05 Metals Structural Metal Framing Division 41 Material Processing and Handling Equipment Cranes... More

Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company USGS view

Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company USGS view

View of the Sault Ste Marie railway bridge.

SSM International Railway swing bridge

SSM International Railway swing bridge

USGS satellite map showing the Sault Ste Marie International Railway bridge. This is the swing bridge, retracted to allow the passage of ships. Français : Le pont international ferroviaire de Sault Ste. Marie... More

Railroad Bridge over the Grand River. Grand Trunk Railway

Railroad Bridge over the Grand River. Grand Trunk Railway

This watercolour painting by William Armstrong (1822–1914) depicts the railway bridge (Breslau Bridge) over the Grand River near Breslau, Ontario, Canada. Wedge-shaped blocks at the foot of the bridge piers (u... More