The Lyndhurst Bridge

Photo by Alan L Brown - March, 2006

Photo by Alan L Brown - July, 2007

Plaque Location

The County of Leeds and Grenville
The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
In Lyndhurst on the north-east side of the bridge over the Gananoque River on Road 33

Plaque Text

Reputedly the oldest bridge in existence in Ontario, this structure was built in 1856-57. It was designed by John Roddick, then an employee of a prominent local mill owner, and erected by contractors Miles Fulford and Simon Ransom. A fine example of masonry arch construction, the picturesque, three-span bridge was built of local field stone, laid in random courses, and is unadorned except for the sandstone wall caps and arch surrounds. It is distinguished by the curved flare of its end walls and by the slightly oblique shape of two of its arches. In 1986 the Lyndhurst Bridge was strengthened with the erection of a reinforced concrete interior frame and completely restored to its original exterior appearance. It remains in regular use today.

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