Pakrnham Bridge (Pakenham)

Canada / Ontario / Arnprior / Pakenham / Ottawa Municipal Road \20/ - Kinburn Side Road
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Pakenham Five Arched Stone Bridge is the only one of its kind in North America. Built by O'Toole & Keating of Ottawa with stone from a local quarry, it replaced a series of rickety wooden bridges in 1901. The much sturdier stone bridge is 266 ft long, 25 ft wide and 22 ft high. There are five 40-foot arches and the piers are eight feet thick with abutments of 18 feet. The largest block weighs five tonnes.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakenham_Bridge
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Coordinates:   45°20'8"N   76°17'12"W
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