Parry Sound CPR Trestle
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The Parry Sound CPR Trestle crosses the valley of the Seguin River
, just upstream of the river's mouth at Parry Sound
on Georgian Bay
, as well as Great North Road, Bay, and Gibson streets in the town of Parry Sound
, Ontario
, Canada
.
Completed in by the Canadian Pacific Railway
, the trestle is 1695 feet (516.6 m) long and 105 feet (32 m) high. The first scheduled train passed over the span in 1908.
Seguin River
The Seguin River is a river in Parry Sound District in central Ontario, Canada that empties into Parry Sound on Georgian Bay, Lake Huron at the town of Parry Sound. The river's name comes from the Ojibwe word ziigwan, meaning "spring".-Course:...
, just upstream of the river's mouth at Parry Sound
Parry Sound
Parry Sound is a sound or bay of Georgian Bay, in Ontario, Canada. It is highly irregularly shaped with many deep bays and islands. Killbear Provincial Park is located on the large peninsula that separates the sound from Georgian Bay, while it is bordered on the south side by Parry Island, home of...
on Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...
, as well as Great North Road, Bay, and Gibson streets in the town of Parry Sound
Parry Sound, Ontario
Parry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada, located on Parry Sound on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is located south of Sudbury and north of Toronto. It is the seat of Parry Sound District, a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It is also the...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Completed in by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
, the trestle is 1695 feet (516.6 m) long and 105 feet (32 m) high. The first scheduled train passed over the span in 1908.
External links
- CPR Bridge - Parry Sound, images from the The David Thomas Collection exhibit at the West Parry Sound District Museum