Popular pedestrian bridge closed due to ‘extensive vandalism’

The pedestrian rail bridge on the Wingham, Ont. Community Trail is closed indefinitely, after someone damaged and removed several composite railings in November 2025. (Scott Miller/CTV News London)

Wingham’s rail trail bridge is closed due to “extensive vandalism.”

The damage was reported to police on Tuesday, after a man was seen trying to remove sections of railing from the bridge that spans the Maitland River in Wingham, Ont.

Upon further inspection, several railings had been removed or damaged, and in some cases, power tools were used to try and remove the composite railings.

An eyewitness says they saw an adult man wearing a black jacket with a reflective stripe shaking the railings this week.

The bridge, an important link in the Wingham Community Trail, is currently considered unsafe, and will be closed until an inspection and required repairs are completed.

Police estimate the damage to be “thousands of dollars.”

Anyone with information can contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or can leave a secure web tip at P3tips.com.