Once fully installed and a new trail is completed, the bridge will help link the city’s Hub Trail system with the numerous mountain bike trails in Hiawatha Highlands and Kinsmen Park A new 140-foot bridge over the Root River in Wishart Park will soon connect the city’s Hub Trail system to the mountain bike trail systems in the Hiawatha Highlands. Listen to this article 00:02:09
A 140-foot steel bridge that will soon connect hikers and cyclists between the city’s John Rowswell Hub Trail and the mountain bike trails in Hiawatha Highlands is now in place.
"One of the big things we’ve been doing is investing and promoting in Hiawatha Highlands and Kinsmen Park . To be able to create a connection where you can get from essentially anywhere in town up to that park without needing a car is going to be an incredible addition to the community," said Travis Anderson, the city’s director of tourism and community development.
The recreational bridge spanning over the Root River was recently installed on site with the use of two large industrial cranes.
"The bridge itself is prefabricated, so it came in two pieces. We had to lift it by crane and connect the two halves once they were sitting in place — it’s a solid structure," Anderson said.
The bridge is intended for non-motorized traffic. It was sourced from Thorndale, Ont.-based Algonquin Bridge, while Steel Speed Erectors of Sault Ste. Marie was granted the contract to install it.
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