Description
The bridge is located where the Merritt Trail and the Welland Canal Trail overlap. The bridge sits in old limestone abutments that supported the original bridge.
Merritt Trail Bailey Bridge
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Design: 70 ft/Single-SingleYear of Construction:Location: 49.052450000000, 116.158817000000
History
The Merritt Trail is named for William Hamilton Merritt who directed the construction of the First Welland Canal (1829). That canal starts in Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario and follows the path of former canals past abandoned mills and locks.
This Bailey bridge in Thorold is on the Merritt Trail where it unites with the present Fourth Welland Canal, and continues across to Port Colborne on Lake Erie.