Spanning the Sandusk Creek, Woodlawn Bridge is located on Cheapside Road as it meets Lakeshore Road and Lake Erie’s north shore. Erected in 1929, this historically significant two-span pony truss bridge was in poor shape. A thorough inspection determined that it was no longer able to support essential traffic loads, including water trucks and emergency response fire engines.

In order to prevent the demolition and replacement of this historic structure, our structural engineers‘ rehabilitation design included sandblasting, re-coating, and reinforcing the steel trusses, as well as repairing the abutments and piers. This facilitated an increased load limit while allowing the single-lane bridge to remain in place.

Now quite rare, truss bridges gained favour with structural engineers in the 1920s. Their increased widths and higher load limits provided more functionality, while being cost-effective and easier to maintain. Today, Woodlawn Bridge is the only twin-span pony truss bridge remaining in Ontario.