Sewell's Road Bridge 1912-1981

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted August, 2007

On the left side of this photo on a concrete block you will see a 1981 City of Scarborough plaque here on Sewells Road north of Old Finch Avenue. The plaque has this to say about this bridge over the Rouge River:

Plaque coordinates: 43.827402 -79.199517

In 1912, Frank Barber, Civil Engineer (1878-1945) designed and supervised construction of a steel suspension bridge on this site for the Township of Scarborough. Foundations and substructure were built by Lewis Construction and the superstructure by Frank Barber.
In April 1981, restoration of the original bridge was completed, leaving its original appearance unchanged. Design for restoration work was by Consulting Engineers Gregg and Edens Ltd., with construction by S. McNally & Sons.
This bridge is a unique example of its type in Ontario, demonstrating the advances achieved in civil engineering at the time of its original construction, and it stands today as a tribute to Professional Engineers in Ontario.

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Posted December 13, 2011
was there an old Saw or Grist Mill near this location in the 1800's?

Posted December 25, 2010
Happened across this bridge when out for a drive in the area -- a single lane bridge, over the Rouge near the Metro Zoo. Was interesting to stop and see the plaque, which caused me to look it up on google, ending up here!

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