Severn River Bridge

Subdivision: Newmarket
Mileage: 100.68
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Date Event
1875 The newspaper account describes the bridge as 1,000' long with a center span of 175' resting on stone cut piers[The Daily Globe (Toronto), Thursday, August 19, 1875, p. 4, c. 3].
1906 GTR constructs plate girder and through truss bridge[GTR.ND.1907, p. 75].
Date Image Notes
1906c/1913c Click to Enlarge
JPS collection
Postcard view of Severn River Bridge. Published by R.O. Smith Co., Orillia. Printed in Germany. Postmarked "Toronto & North Bay RPO No. 6, 65 SP 15 13" (presumably 1913-09-15).
2011-01-26 Click to Enlarge
Ian M Wilson photo
Low level view of CNR bridge over Severn River (Newmarket Subdivision M100.68) looking south from Severn River Rd.