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In the last two installments of our "tale of five bridges" we spoke to the turntable bridge at the CPR Roundhouse and the new bridge over the Credit River as part of the expansion of the CPR's mainline to three tracks. This effort required the construction of a further two bridges. One was at the crossing over Southdown Road which was a fairly straightforward bridge development.
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A bit more interesting is the third bridge at 16 Mile Creek just West of Trafalgar Road and the Oakville GO/VIA Station. The original bridge is shown in the picture at the upper left taken from a point south of the bridge which is a great spot for train watching. It shows the original span and the original stone pillars. In the middle picture taken from a point west of the bridge looking east, we see the grading for the third track at the left of the current two tracks and the concrete bridge platform for the third track at the left in the distance. In the picture at the upper right, we see one of the stone towers from the south. The new part of each stone tower was actually built many years ago to support the second track. It allowed for the installation of deck beams to support the third track, allowing for quite an economical track expansion.
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By Russ Milland, TRHA