Endangered: Ball’s Bridge in Huron County, Ontario at Four-Eight-Four [dot org]

Recently found a site about an endangered through truss bridge in Ontario that locals are working to save. This particular bridge has something of an interesting story behind it …

Several generations ago, a young Miss Ball and her mother needed to travel to Goderich.
In 1884, the trek from Ballâ��s property to the regionâ��s centre was not the convenient jaunt into town it is today. It was a labourous experience through forested paths and across the Maitland.

In those days when the Balls forged the river, Daryl says, they had no choice other than to take off their shoes and socks and wade across.

It was on a trip to buy sugar, Daryl adds, that Miss Ball was spotted by the engineer for the new Goderich bridge, built on the banks of the Maitland in Saltford.
“The engineer for the Goderich bridge fell in love with the Ball daughter,” Daryl reveals.

The story continues that the bridge was built so Miss Ball and her friends and family didn’t have to wade across the river any more … and eventually, Miss Ball and the engineer were married.

I wish these folks the best of luck in their endeavors. I think that story itself is good enough reason to save the bridge!

Petition: Repair and Re-Open Ball’s Bridge

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