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All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the
Webmaster (Cameron Bevers), unless specifically noted otherwise. Historical photographs are
arranged in approximate chronological order, while present day photographs (Year 2000 to date)
are arranged by location from south to north. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
Please note that all photographs displayed on this
website are protected by copyright. These photographs must not be reproduced, published,
electronically stored or copied, distributed, or posted onto other websites without
my written permission. If you want to use photos from this website, please
email me first for permission. Thank-you!
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Page 2: Present Day Highway 21 Photographs (Morpeth to Hwy 402)
 Left - Looking north towards the Thamesville Bridge on Hwy 21. Structure completed in 1937. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Looking south towards the Thames River Bridge on Hwy 21 south of Thamesville. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Looking underneath the Thamesville Bridge on Hwy 21. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Embossed concrete railings on the Thamesville Bridge. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - North tower of the Thamesville Bridge, as seen from the south end of the span. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - South tower of the Thamesville Bridge, as seen from the north end of the span. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Bridge deck view of the eastern side of the Thamesville Bridge. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Bridge deck view of the western side of the Thamesville Bridge. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - The Thamesville Bridge was the only suspension style cantilever truss bridge ever built by the Department of Highways. This fascinating structure is on the Ministry of Culture's Heritage Bridge List. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north along Hwy 21 at the Bear (Camden) Creek Culvert between Thamesville and Dresden. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Eastern side of the Bear (Camden) Creek Culvert on Hwy 21. Structure completed in 1930. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Concrete "bowstring" arch bridge on Hwy 21 at Prangley Drain south of Dresden. Structure completed in 1930. (Photograph taken in May, 2002 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along Hwy 21 towards Thamesville at the Prangley Drain Bridge. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Western side of the Prangley Drain Bridge on Hwy 21 south of Dresden. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - The concrete "bowstring" arch bridge across Prangley Drain on Hwy 21 represents the typical design utilized by the Department of Highways. Nearly 25 of these concrete "bowstring" arch structures were built on Ontario provincial highways in the 1920s and early 1930s. Unfortunately, many of these bridges were demolished during highway widening projects over the past 40 years. Only a handful of these bridges have survived to this day. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 21 towards Dresden at the Prangley Drain Bridge. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Eastern side of the Prangley Drain Bridge on Hwy 21 near Dresden. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Little Bear Creek on Hwy 21 south of Petrolia. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Eastern side of the Little Bear Creek Bridge on Hwy 21 south of Petrolia. This beautiful concrete arch bridge was constructed in 1932, and was demolished and replaced with a new structure in 2005. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north towards Petrolia on Hwy 21 from the Little Bear Creek Bridge. (Photograph taken on August 15, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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