Government Road Abandoned Bridge, Porcupine, Ontario
N 48° 29.048 W 081° 10.461
17U E 487116 N 5370126
An abandoned railway bridge near Porcupine Lake on the back road.
Waymark Code: WM10Y8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/08/2006
Views: 71
This old railway bridge crosses a creek that flows into Porcupine Lake. It was built in 1931 but passenger rail service has not extended into the City of Timmins for at least 10 years. Since the railroad no longer crosses Highway 101 in Porcupine the bridge has been abandonned to pedestrian and snowmobile travel along Government Road (known locally as Back Road.) The railway can be accessed from Highway 101 or Evans Street near Connaught Hill or from Dome Gold Mine Road, and makes a nice afternoon walk.
Original Use: Railroad
Construction: Concrete
Condition: Good
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned
Date Built: Not listed
See this website for more information: Not listed
Date Abandoned: Not listed
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