Grand Bridge Study, 2012
ink on heavy paper,
60" by 528"
Railway
bridges of the Grand River, all with treaty violations, starting from the top left, all views are from the south-side of
bridges looking north. Drawn to scale of 1 foot equals 2mm. Large scroll format rolls up on wood handles.
Cayuga:
Warren
Deck Truss,
Great
Western Railway / Wabash then Canadian National with Norfolk Western Trackage
Rights
Rail
Removed
Oneida:
Pratt
Deck Truss and Link & Pin Warren Truss Double Track,
Canada
Southern Railway – Michigan Central / Chesapeake and Ohio Railway / New York
Central
Rail
Removed
Caledonia:
Deck
Plate Girder and Through Girder,
Hamilton
and Northwestern Railway then Canadien National now Rail Link
In
Use
Brantford:
Warren
Through Truss and Through Girder,
Brantford,
Norfolk & Port Burwell Railroad / Grand River Railway
Rail
Removed, now a walking trail
Paris:
Skewed
Warren Deck Truss Double Track,
Grand
Trunk Western Railway now Canadien National with Norfolk Southern Trackage
Rights
In
Use
Cambridge
(Galt):
Warren
Deck Truss and Deck Girder,
Canadian
Pacific Railway
In
Use
Kitchener
(Freeport):
Deck
Plate Girder,
Grand
River Railway now Goderich & Exeter Railway
In
Use
Kitchener
(Breslau):
Deck
Plate Girder,
Grand
Trunk Western Railway then Canadien National now Goderich & Exeter Railway
In Use