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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892-08-26≥ | Construction began on the O.A. & P.S. railway bridge over the Mississippi River at Galetta, using limestone quarried at Pakenham and floated to the site on a scow towed by a small steamer. The bridge's "corner stone" was placed on Monday, September 5, 1892, and by late October the two shore abutments were finished and the centre pier well advanced, with all the masonry complete and ready for the iron work by October 27. | Almonte Gazette 1892-08-26("The building of the railway bridge at Galetta has...),Mercury 1892-09-09(Renfrew Mercury: corner stone placed "on Monday" (...),Mercury 1892-10-28(Renfrew Mercury: two shore abutments finished, cen...),Ottawa Journal 1892-10-27("All the masonry work on the Ottawa and Parry Soun...) | |
| 1893-02-24 | Mr. J.R. Booth told the Ottawa Free Press on February 15 that the railway bridge at Galetta had been completed the day before and construction trains were running over it; he hoped the first train would reach Arnprior by that Saturday evening, though sections between Galetta and Arnprior remained unfinished, and passenger service would wait until spring grading was complete. The first carload of freight — flour — left Galetta for Ottawa that Saturday, with the first consignment reaching Arnprior (plate glass for a fire-damaged drug store) expected the following Wednesday. Work on the Madawaska River bridge at Arnprior was to begin immediately, and the Arnprior–Renfrew survey had just been completed. | Mercury 1893-02-24(Renfrew Mercury. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher ...) |