Museum / Archive

Elgin County Archives

Part Of

Ken Verrell Collection

Description Level

Item

File Number

R4 S5 Sh3 B6 F10

Accession Number

2016-30

Storage Room

Archives Storage Rm. 107

Storage Location

R4 S5 Sh3 B7 F10 10

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1975

Publication

Posted on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: September 6, 2022.

Used as a cover image on Facebook home page: September 2022.

Series

Ken Verrell Collection - Photographs series

Physical Description

1 photograph : col ; 13 x 19 cm

History / Biographical

This bridge was demolished in 1986 and replaced with the current bridge. The first bridge at this location was built in the mid-1870s by Senator J.H. Wilson so he could sell for development property that he owned on the south side of the ravine. The second bridge was built in 1901. This bridge was demolished in 1949 and replaced with a third bridge at this location, which survived until 1986 when it was demolished and replaced by the current Mill Creek Causeway Bridge.

Scope and Content

An aerial view of the Wilson Avenue bridge, St. Thomas, in the autumn season, ca. 1975.

Name Access

St. Thomas (Ont.)

Wilson Avenue Bridge

Subject Access

Aerial Photographs

Website / Street View Notes

Link directs to a Facebook post featuring the image.

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