single lane iron-truss bridge Welland

O’Reilly’s Bridge

The historic O’Reilly’s Bridge spanning the Welland River on the Pelham-Wainfleet border. Until 2010 the oldest structure spanning the Welland river was O’Reilly’s Bridge. Built in 1901 O’Reilly’s Bridge was a single-lane iron truss bridge, the only one of its kind on the entire river, and one of the oldest iron truss bridges in Southern […]

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