Bridge Across the South Nation Traditional Cache
Inkyfiller: Since I cannot get out to this location to check on the cache, I am archiving it in the hopes that another cacher will come along and place a new container somewhere nearby. Thanks to all the folks who stopped by and shared the stories of their adventures. Best regards, Inkyfiller's "Chick"
Bridge Across the South Nation
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Cache located at the location where the former CPR rail bridge across the South Nation River
The following information was found at railwaysincanada.net
1909, December 3 - The Canadian Northern Ontario Railway line from Hawkesbury to Ottawa passes inspection and through service between Montreal and Ottawa commences December 5. The official first train, hauled by locomotives Nos. 180 and 242, ran on 12 Dec 1909. A temporary station at Henderson Avenue, adjacent to the Ottawa and New York Railway depot, had to be built because the company was unable to obtain agreement to cross Hurdman Road and run into Central Depot. This line was originally incorporated as the James Bay Railway in 1895. It became the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway in 1906. Hawkesbury was reached from Montréal via the Carillon and Grenville Railway and a bridge over the Ottawa River at Hawkesbury. The line was opened in sections as follows:
Hawkesbury to South Nation River - June 8, 1909, (following an inspection by special train on 31 May).
South Nation River to Rockland - July 10, 1909.
Rockland to Ottawa, Hurdman's Bridge - December 3, 1909, (following an inspection 30 November).
There was a delay in bridging the South Nation River because the contractor used inferior concrete. The original piers had to be removed and new piers constructed on a slightly different location..
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