Covered Bridge Drive

Local nameCovered Bridge Drive
LocationWest Montrose, Canada

West Montrose Covered Bridge, also known as the "Kissing Bridge", is a covered bridge in West Montrose, Ontario, within Waterloo Region, one of the oldest covered bridges in Canada. The bridge is the only remaining covered bridge in Ontario and the second oldest surviving bridge in the Region of Waterloo. John Bear, who had previously built barns, built the bridge in 1880–1881, mostly of oak and white pine. The total cost to the Township of Woolwich was $3,197.50. The structure can still be used by pedestrians, buggy traffic and vehicles weighing less than three tonnes for crossing the Grand River. Since 1998, it has been owned and maintained by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

The bridge's original design was described as a "two-span hybrid Howe truss" or as a "hybrid Queen Post – Howe timber configuration" with two louvred windows. The entire structure was originally built of wood.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Montrose_Covered_Bridge

Address 1 Covered Bridge Dr, N0B, Canada

Coordinates 43°35'8.196" N -80°28'53.369" E

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