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connects a Canadian island with an American one. However, this story isn’t entirely correct. Untrue tales include the smaller island being in the U.S. and the bigger in Canada, or that the bigger island is actually on a U.S. and Canadian boundary, making the island a part of both countries. What’s more is that tour guides often refer to the bridge as the shortest international bridge.shows both islands being Canadian. In addition, the boundary agreement drafted between Canada and U.S.
was built between 1856 and 1857, a full decade before Confederation and as such, it’s Ontario’s oldest. The three-arch bridge was130 years of use, the bridge received an interior frame of load-bearing reformed concrete in 1986.Only covered bridge in Ontario: West Montrose Covered BridgeArticle contentFound in the Waterloo region is the last covered bridge in Ontario, the West Montrose Covered Bridge.
Sadly, on April 6, 1920, river ice caused the collapse of two parts of the bridge. Thankfully, it reopened in 1922 after repairs, which is when the cover was built. This one-lane bridge saw the addition of a pedestrian walkway in 1945, was declared a national historic site in 1980, and a provincial historic site in 1999.Article content
The staggering price tag for this bridge was $1,334,525 was — roughly $43.2 million in today’s economy — and given its longevity and usefulness, it was a smart investment.
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