Photograph of the Via Rail Train going south over the Holland River bridge in 1988.

Photograph of the VIA Rail (CP) train on the Holland River bridge in April 1979.

Photograph of the VIA Rail (CP) train passing through Bradford (on the Holland River Bridge) in February, 1979

Article from the King Connection on King township's portion of the Holland Marsh, which West Gwillimbury traded for a train bridge into the town of Bradford in 1852.

"Since last July, a 10-man construction crew from the Canadian National Railways has been installing a new railway trestle across the Holland River, on the boundry [sic] of Simcoe county and the Region of York. The new steel trestle will extend 275 feet across the river and sit 16 to 17 inches higher than the wooden bridge which the railroad is presently using." ... article explains the history of this bridge, and the difficulties of the new installation.