HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-07-12, Page 12The Goflerich Siglia1$tar, Thttr§day, July 120, I0o2
ister vr. nignways
Be Officiating.
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(Continued from „page 9) C.N.R. overpass; a gradually
ti"op and other characters in the -curving • bridge with a buffer
fazzious cartoon ..series: Salt- wall underneath to prevent dam -
ford's celebration as` Birdseye age to a, possible train derail -
Center Tilade the rotogravure ment. At the end of thi: over-
sections in papers across the pass ton after ton of fill was
Dominion. A new blacktop laid in to 'provide the descend --
roadway has' been jaid through .ng grade to the iiver bridge
the village but it leads e only to .tself.
• the abrupt stuinp of the vanish- Here the main structure of
ed old bridge. the project was built. The
Slightly north of the villa e, Maitland River pridge is a 626
the; other winding hill road h s .Qot span of steel and concrete
given way to a new, rouge lead- with a roadway 34 feet wide on over the site.
ing under the broad new C.P.R. and a pedestrian walk five feet Initial traffic began -moving
bridge to the eventual junction in width. Featriring the bridge over the new crossing during
with Highway No. 21 north. is its "horizontal curve," neves the summer of 1961, a caution
The old road still is there, in iary to accommodate a bend in ary trip becatise of the heavy
spots, but motorists' no longer .he highway from north -south to- road -building machinery , mov-
'will shiver at the prosect ofwast-west. 'Steel 'used in the ing earth from site to site. Im•
sharing the deceptive old under- � river bridge totalled 530 tons, mense loads of soil from the
pass with an approaching car. combined with 4,290 cubic Saltford Hill section'tvere trund-
The hilly by-path to Tiger Dun- yards of concrete .fol• the deck, led to the extre;ne south end
lop's Tomb -remains', taken at niers, abutments and tilled- of the project' to help construct
the same place off the old road. piles. Supporting the. bridge the north Harbor Hill' roadway
Literally. mountains of earth ire pipe piles. 20 inches in dia• and the Victoria street ap-
were moved during the reloca- meter, which were driven into proach to the C.N.R. overpass.
tion of this section of Highway the river bed by a unique pile- Now the bridge is completed.
No. 21. During the prepare- iriving machine, working dir: Guard rails are in _place, . the.
tory stages,.' as many as .eight' �ctly inside the pile -pipe. This high decorative light standards
monstrous Euclid , earth movers machine was introduced on the are operdtirig, the paving is
chewed at the surro'.inding hills 1 job by the DeNardo Paling Com- finished. All, that remains is
as they. moved a half -million Harry, Toronto. After they had the official opening, Tuesday,
cubic yards of soil to new• sites been set, the piles were tilled and the eventual torrent of
and Cutdown t'he grades `to the Awith concrete: t traffic that" .-ase___/he' -,net.
new prescribed levels. ` North of the river bridge the ! route unmindful ' of the changes
Goderich townsfolk were of route takes its final curve. Here wrought in the. surroun 1 ng
oi E exce en vanta e'- othts"'the earthmovers and -ball -dozers �`cour ritrvsit e-
�' �p g�li-"'-6an%s bT
from which to view this phase i put on their most spectacular well seeded, or turfed, grass
of the work. The river banks! performance. Tilted at hair- - replace the rustic hillsides and
were a favorite alter -supper raising angles., the big machinesinviting bushland that formerly
g
athering place for the prov- clawed at the hills and pushed covered the area. It is a well-
etrbiai sidewalk superintend- earth into Bisset s -gull as- the desratred- and- executed.. ;valley
�P I -gully b
ents" and their premature criti- ( construction crews worked to crossing. Its benefit .to motor-
cism. of the route chosen by the
project engineers. Gist .of the
criticism was expressed by one
old-timer, "Why, they coulda
cut straight. across the valley
and hit the highway, at Mc- -
Manus' Corner without- all thisl
wowing all over the ,place."
The additional -million of dol- AT 8.30 P.M.
lays , involved was incidental. , 15 GAMES — $1.00. . ,
What's a buck, here or there? The prize for each regular game will be $12.00.
Many. brought their lawn chairs4 , SHARE -THE -WEALTH. Jackpot Combined
and sat watching as the big
Euclids leaned ' and heaved; JACKPOT OF $,90.00 IN' 58 CALLS
threatening to tip their venture- Sponsored - by Canadian Legion Branch .„],.Oa
some caauffeurs over the pre
cipi%oris Banks. the Beginning
-. Eventually the •entire project
began to take sha'e and 4he
valley, was ready for the actual
construction to . begin. -. Initial
construction started with the
gently curving deseer't from 4he
south entrance, at •the Victoria {
street approach, to the river }
below: Main part of this work
was the construction- of the
build the new C.P.R. underpass
near the north terminal. This
was the third phase of the prow
feet, an all -concrete structure
with the -railway overhead and
the roadway beneath. ' A by-
pass rail section was construct,
ed as a temporary route for the
C.1 .R. while .the underpass was
being, built.'
Old Cemetery.
During the excavation work,,
in this section, local interest
wjas stirred by the uncovering
of an ancient cemetery. Cl.o`
borne Township residents re-
called the fact of a burial.
ground being located in that
area but specific remembrances
were' hard to come by. The
uncovered remains were trans-
ferred to another location and
the march of progress carried
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frailer. Park
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Parks. • -
Goderich Trailer Park, skirt-
ing_ the north and east • sides
of Harbor Park, crust be one
of the most econotxiical places
to spend a vacation. Son'ie 50
trailer and tent sites are now
occupied, with the tenants pay-
ing a rate of one dollar per
day, six dollarsper week, er
$20 by- the month.' The charge
includes water service, rest
ists, in safety values alone, is
not to be denied. But there will
be some at the official opening
who will spare a glance 'toward
the ghost of the, oiG Saltford
crgssnig; For, whether it be
human or merely topographical,
few of us are spared a touch
of nostalgic sentiment when.
"—the old order passeth-"
room privileges and hydro con-
nections.
Listed in the registry are
visitors from-"earborn,,, Mt.
Clemens, Flint, Lincoln Park,
Highland Park and .othf'r Mich-
igan towns. in the Detroit area.
Farthest distance represented
in .the list is Vancouver, B.C.,
with Portage la Prairie and
Westwin speaking for the pro-
vince of Manitoba. Dayton,
Ohio, and ptllfalo, N.Y. are in
the registrations - although the
majority are from Stratford
and nearby points in Western
Ontario.
All the • tenants and the ccs,
ual. picnic patrons have access
to the refreshment area,' in the
Park Rouse, under the manage-
ment of Mr. pmytro Pysaniuk.
Mr, Pysaniuk would like to
enlarge the accommodations Apd
has submftted suggestions . to
town council relative to improv-
ing/facilities
mproving facilities at -the trailer park.
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