Magnetawan R South Bridge 1 - Armour Twp, ON
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13acres
N 45° 33.867 W 079° 20.258
17T E 629726 N 5047000
A steel Warren truss bridge over the Magnetawan River
Waymark Code: WM12XHX
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/02/2020
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At mile marker 53.81 between Emsdale and Katrine is the first of three bridges crossing the south branch of the Magnetawan River. This bridge is a steel 5 panel riveted Warren pony truss style and bares a date of 1936. The line between Gravenhurst and North Bay (Huntsville Subdivision) that was owned by the Northern & Pacific Junction Railway Company was completed in 1886 so there was an older structure here and the evidence can be seen by the chisled granite blocks strewn about around the bridge site. In 1964, the line name was changed so this bridge is now a part of CN's Newmarket Subdivision.
With information from http://www.cnr-in-ontario.com/index.html
The coordinates N 45° 33.867 W079° 20.258 were taken almost at the centre of the structure as we were in our kayaks for the find so we were able to get nice and close to the structure.
Access
To access the bridge, make your way down Doe Lake road in Katrine, Ontario with your paddle craft stowed. Turn on Ferguson road and make your way to the beach/boat launch at N45° 34.254 W079° 22.014. There is plenty of parking at this launch. Put in your paddle craft and enjoy a nice and flat 3.8km paddle to the bridge.
