The new Duchesnay Creek Bridge on Highway 17B at Nipissing First Nation continues to garner accolades.

Representatives from Wood WORKS! Ontario were in North Bay to deliver to the bridge project owners the Northern Ontario Excellence Award for Wood Design on Dec. 2.

Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota presented the award to Chief Scott McLeod and to Matt Curry and Anthony Akomah, representatives from the Ministry of Transportation at the Elders’ Hall at the Union of Ontario Indians.

Wood WORKS! is a national program of the Canadian Wood Council that promotes the use of wood in the construction sector and in the design community. Its wood design award program recognize innovative people and organizations involved in advancing wood on all types of construction.

The $12-million bridge opened for traffic in August 2021. It replaced an older span which was closed in January 2019 due to structure concerns. 

The new 83-metre-long structure features a timber main span, the only one of its kind in Ontario. This choice was made during the design phase to pay homage to the original structure. The bridge consists of a three-span glued laminated (glulam) girder bridge with arched glulam braces at the piers. 

The bridge project construction itself involved a joint venture team involving Miller Paving and members from Nipissing First Nation. 

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