Abandoned Railway Bridge Transformed into an Elevated Park

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This is the third bridge to cross over Kettle Creek situated on the west edge of St. Thomas, Ontario and is named Michigan Central Railway Bridge. The first bridge was a wooden bridge built between 1871 and 1872 but was not adequate for the train traffic. This bridge was replaced by an iron structure bridge in 1883 with two tracks for the increased traffic. This current third bridge was built between 1929 and 1930 handling 50 train cars between Detroit and Buffalo. It was discontinued in 1996 due to train company consolidation and reduced rail traffic. It sat abandoned until 2013 when local citizens decided to get together and preserve the bridge transforming it into an elevated park which is quite unique.

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Credit: Images of past bridges from Elgin County Archives.