Parry Sound CPR Trestle
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.
Parry Sound CPR Trestle | |
|---|---|
 Trestle viewed from downtown Parry Sound | |
| Coordinates | 45°20′27″N 80°01′58″W |
| Carries | CPKC (Northbound only) CNR (Northbound only) |
| Crosses | Seguin River |
| Locale | Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Concrete, steel |
| Total length | 1,695 feet (517 m) |
| Height | 105 feet (32 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1907 |
| Inaugurated | 1908 |
| Location | |
Completed in 1907 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the trestle is 1,695 feet (517 m) long and 105 feet (32 m) high. The first scheduled train passed over the span in 1908.
In July 1914, Tom Thomson (who inspired the Group of Seven) visited Parry Sound and painted the bridge and the former Parry Sound Lumber Company.[1]
Today the trestle provides northbound rail traffic for both the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway and the Canadian National Railway while all southbound traffic uses Canadian National trackage. This sharing of resources was adopted by the competing companies as a way of alleviating congestion in Central Ontario.[2]
References
- Johnson, Stephannie (2014-01-24). "Two signs to mark local sites Tom Thomson painted". Parry Sound North Star. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
- "Parry Sound train station". Via Rail Canada. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
External links
Media related to Parry Sound CPR Trestle at Wikimedia Commons
- Johnson, Stephannie (2007-01-13). "Trestle bridges to celebrate 100 years". Muskokaregion.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- "CPR Bridge". Parry Sound Public Library. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-05. Includes circa 1920 image.
- CPR Bridge - Parry Sound, images from the David Thomas Collection exhibit at the West Parry Sound District Museum