West Montrose in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The West Montrose Covered Bridge
Photographed by Yugoboy, May 3, 2014
1. The West Monrose Covered Bridge Marker
Inscription.
The West Montrose Covered Bridge. . This structure, the only remaining covered bridge in Ontario, was designed by John Bear in 1880, on the authority of Woolwich Township Council, to replace an earlier bridge over the Grand River. Built a year later by John and his brother, Benjamin, the 198-foot bridge was covered to protect the wooden flooring and frame against the elements. Known locally as the Kissing Bridge, it later came under the jurisdiction of Waterloo County. In 1937 the province assumed responsibility for the Guelph-Elmira Road, including the West Montrose Bridge, and its floor and sub-structure were subsequently rebuilt and reinforced., Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation, Encrypted 01/01/2000 Commemorative Millenium Capsule Open 01/01/2100
This structure, the only remaining covered bridge in Ontario, was designed by John Bear in 1880, on the authority of Woolwich Township Council, to replace an earlier bridge over the Grand River. Built a year later by John and his brother, Benjamin, the 198-foot bridge was covered to protect the wooden flooring and frame against the elements. Known locally as the Kissing Bridge, it later came under the jurisdiction of Waterloo County. In 1937 the province assumed responsibility for the Guelph-Elmira Road, including the West Montrose Bridge, and its floor and sub-structure were subsequently rebuilt and reinforced.
Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation
Encrypted 01/01/2000 Commemorative Millenium Capsule Open 01/01/2100
Erected 2000 by Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation.
Marker is in West Montrose, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is at the intersection of Rivers Edge Drive and Covered Bridge Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rivers Edge Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1232 Rivers Edge Drive, West Montrose ON N0B 2V0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area and in Southwestern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2017, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2017, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
