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service with large trucks. In June 1960, after more than a decade trying UJ UUS\ ECW) to get the causeway raised, Dr. M.B. Dymond, ‘AUS Nee ON / who was a Member of Provincial Parliament, an- S nounced the government was going to reconstruct 7A Hwy. from Port Perry to Caesarea. Construc- tion was scheduled to get underway in September and be completed by the late summer of 1962 at an estimated cost of $1.5 million. The new road- bed would be 42’ wide with 22’ of pavement. Work on the causeway highway project pro- gressed quickly, with the large hill at the east end of the causeway being cut down and back, de- creasing the slope. In some cases it was necessary for crews to dig as deep as 25’ in order to insure a proper foundation for the permanent roadway. Work on 7A Hwy. from Port Perry to the Cae- sarea cut-off, including the causeway, was com- pleted on schedule in 1962, and the highway has changed little since that time. It took more than 140 years for the Scugog Bridge to evolve from a rickety old floating bridge, to the modern provincial causeway it is today. But this short section of 7A Hwy., which spans Lake Scugog between Port Perry, Scugog Island and into Cartwright Township continues to serve the needs of the travelling public today, just as it did in its infancy more than a century ago. By J. Peter Hvidsten Focus on Scugog A corner of the old cement bridge, built about 1925 can be seen at left in this 1957 picture of the flooded causeway. The truck was carrying passengers back to Scugog Island from Port Perry. The causeway, looking towards Port Perry, during construction in 1960. At right, a car and truck can be seen coming towards town . from Scugog Island during the re-building and widening of the road. Construction photos courtesy Clive Boyd Your hosts FULL SER MARINA i * Covered & Open Boat Slips Frank & Connie available. Water and Hydro with each slip + Boat Repair + Fishing Boat Rentals * Mechanic on site for aN Boat & Motor Repairs M ecient . IVlarina.. * Snack Bar 30 minutes to Lindsay via the Trent Canal + Fishing Equipment 495 Carnegie Beach Road + Open & Covered Boat Stordg Perry ae 8200 + Minnows & Worms www. scugogislandmarina. ca FOCUS - APRIL 2011 3D APRIL.FOCUS.40.revisedindd 31 3/21/11 9:36:45 AM