The Ontario Heritage Trust, in partnership with the County of Essex, the Town of Amherstburg and the Town of LaSalle, unveiled a new provincial plaque commemorating the River Canard Bridge.

This bridge exemplifies rapid change and growth in Depression-era Ontario, when infrastructure design balanced beauty with innovative engineering.

The hamlet of River Canard is one of the oldest Francophone settlements in Ontario. The first bridge crossing was built here in 1793, only two years after Upper Canada was founded. The current bridge is from 1937, and its bowstring design represents a style once seen across the province. These were built to accommodate increasing auto traffic through the early 20th century, though many were replaced as traffic needs continued to expand. Today, few remain.