DESCRIPTION: The Ottawa River Canals were “Canada’s First Public Work” and were built on the Ottawa River to facilitate boat traffic between Montreal and the Rideau Waterway. They were constructed under the supervision of Lt-Col. Henry Du Vernet and...
The Petty Harbour power station is one of the oldest in Canada and one of the few that went in service at the beginning of the 20th century and are still in operation today. A number of upgrades and renovations have been undertaken at the power plant since the...
Two steel-arch road bridges over the Don Valley and the Rosedale Ravine, one 500 m and the other 60 m.; designed by Thomas Taylor who made provision for a future rapid-transit line at the lower level; constructed under the supervision of R.C. Harris, Public Works...
Both tragedy and triumph feature in the construction of the Quebec Bridge. This cantilever bridge which was designed and constructed by American and Canadian engineers was completed in 1917. Its central span was then the longest in the world.
Officially opened in 1939 by Queen Elizabeth as Canada’s first freeway complete with cloverleaf intersections, traffic circles, and continuous lighting.
This Toronto plant is ideally situated on the shore of Lake Ontario. The engineers’ in-house architect, Thomas C. Pomphrey, was responsible for the building design in the classical Beaux Arts style. The stunning interior finishes and the immaculate lawns...
Location of a suspension bridge (190 m span) designed by Edward W. Serrell and in use from 1853 to 1915 when it was replaced by the present highway bridge; and a cantilever-type railway bridge (372 m in span) designed by Job Abbott and constructed by P.S. Archibald,...
DESCRIPTION:This 155 km (97mile) reinforced concrete aqueduct, voted among the world’s greatest engineering works” provides Winnipeg with water form Shoal Lake on the Manitoba-Ontario border, by gravity flow. It was completed in 1919. A 19 km (12 mile)...
Shubenacadie Canal, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Built in the 19th century between Dartmouth and the Bay of Fundy; 86 km canal included a series of locks and marine railways; used for commercial shipping until the development of competing railways. Engineers: Charles W....
