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Please note that the highway between Elmira and Kitchener
was briefly known as Hwy 86 from 1981 until 2003. For the purposes of organization, all photos
pertaining to the Elmira to Kitchener highway will be listed under the
Hwy 85 Photos Page, regardless of age.
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 west to east. 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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Historical Highway 86 Photographs
 Above - West Montrose Covered Bridge on Hwy 86, facing west towards Elmira (1952) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Grand River Bridge on Hwy 86 near West Montrose (Photograph taken in March 1987 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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Present Day Highway 86 Photographs (Amberley to Wingham)
 Left - Facing west along Hwy 86 towards Amberley at the Eighteen Mile River Bridge (Photograph taken on June 26, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Northern side of the Eighteen Mile River Bridge on Hwy 86 west of Lucknow (Photograph taken on June 26, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 86 towards Lucknow at the Eighteen Mile River Bridge (Photograph taken on June 26, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Southern side of the Eighteen Mile River Bridge near Lucknow. This structure was completed in 1949 and demolished in 2007. During the construction of the new bridge, a section of scaffolding allegedly failed during a concrete pour causing the entire structure to collapse. Six members of the bridge construction crew were injured in the November 10, 2007 incident. An investigation is currently underway to determine the exact cause of the bridge failure. Fortunately, the highway was closed to traffic at the time of the accident. (Photograph taken on June 26, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Close-up of unusual concrete parapet of the Eighteen Mile River Bridge on Hwy 86. The rounded parapet, combined with the embossed scoring, gives this bridge a beautiful streamlined appearance that is quite different from other Ontario bridges built in the late 1940s. (Photograph taken on June 26, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Close-up of embossed concrete stanchions on the Eighteen Mile River Bridge near Lucknow (Photograph taken on June 26, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Facing east along Old Hwy 86 towards Wingham. This awkward alignment of Hwy 86 leading into downtown Wingham along MacIntosh Street was bypassed in the late 1960s. For many years, the old alignment of Hwy 86 through Wingham was known as Hwy 86B. (Photograph taken on April 15, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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