West Montrose, Ontario

West Montrose, Ontario

West Montrose is a village in the Township of Woolwich in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Location

It lies on the Grand River, north of the City of Waterloo. Together with nearby St. Jacobs, Ontario, West Montrose lies in the heart of an area where there is a historically large settlement of Mennonites noted for their old fashioned customs and dress.

Noted local feature

West Montrose is best known for having the only remaining historical covered bridge in Ontario. (This is colloquially known as the 'kissing bridge'.)

ee also

* Covered_bridges#Covered_bridges_in_North_America

External links

* [http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_VWXYZ/Plaque_Waterloo20.html Ontario Plaques - The West Montrose Covered Bridge]


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