The Canadian Directory of Water Towers and Standpipes is sponsored by "Understanding Your Home" Cambridge (2 WT & 6 SP) - Southwestern Ontario Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Photo © Mark Visser Standpipe Information Location: 340 Pinebush Road Signage: Cambridge Region of Waterloo Built: 1982 Height: 34.44 metrers Capacity: 19,548,127 liters Construction: Steel welded Standpipe Information Location: Edward @ Harvey (in former Town of Hespeler) Signage: Built: 1972. Decomm.:1982 Height: 27.43 meters Capacity: 3,409,567 liters Construction: aluminum clad concrete WaterTower Information Location: Dalkeith Drive Signage: Region of Waterloo Cambridge Built: 1978 Height: 32.92 meters Capacity: 2,273,45 liters     The 1891 Cambridge standpipe and the one in Petrolia, may be the only two riveted standpipes in Canada still standing. Catwalk railing is of the same design as the one on the Clinton standpipe which was torn down in 1993. Click on link to see demolition pictutes.. NOTE: I think that the roof was added at a later time. Midland has also an open standpipe WaterTower Information Location: Preston Parkway Signage: Cambridge Built: 1974 Height: 34.13 m. Capacity: 2,273,000 liters not in use., to be decommisioned. Standpipe Information Location: St. Andrews Street Built: 1891 and 1949 Height: old: 14.94 m. new: 18.59 m. Cap: old: 977,409 l. new: 3,409,567 l. Cnstruction old: riveted steel Construction new: welded steel     Area information. The City of Cambridge was incorporated in 1973, when the three municipalities of Galt, Preston and Hespeler and the settlement of Blair were amalgamated into a single legal entity. It is located within the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. It is located along Highway 401, only 45 minutes from the provincial capital of Toronto.   Home Ontario - C Index