Low Level Bridge (Edmonton)
| Low Level Bridge | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 53°32′17″N 113°29′13″W / 53.53806°N 113.48694°WCoordinates: 53°32′17″N 113°29′13″W / 53.53806°N 113.48694°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | North Saskatchewan River |
| Locale | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Official name | Low Level Bridge |
| Heritage status | Edmonton Register of Historic Resources, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering National Historic Engineering site |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Through Pratt truss |
| Total length |
213.1 m (699 ft) (northbound) 211.7 m (695 ft) (southbound) |
| Number of spans | 4 |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened |
1900 1948 (south span) |
  Low Level Bridge Location in Edmonton | |
The Low Level Bridge is a bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Completed in 1900, this was the first bridge across the North Saskatchewan River.[1] A railway track was added in 1902 to accommodate the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway (amalgamated with the Canadian Northern Railway in 1905).[2] Streetcars used the bridge (on a gauntlet track) from 1908 to 1939.[3] Trolley buses used the bridge from the removal of the streetcar track in 1939 until 1965.[3] Originally known simply as the Edmonton Bridge, the bridge became known as the Low Level Bridge some time after the completion of the High Level Bridge. In 1948 a twin span was added to the south of the original span. The railway track was removed from the original span in 1954.[1]
External links
References
- 1 2 Vanterpool, Alan (2014). Rivers and Rails: Central Alberta's Transcontinental Railways. Edmonton and District Historical Society.
- ↑ Lane, Dennis. "First train into Edmonton". Provincial Archives of Alberta. A15485.
- 1 2 Colin H Hatcher; Tom Schwartzkopf (1983). Edmonton’s Electric Transit: The Story of Edmonton’s Streetcars and Trolley Buses. Railfare Enterprises. ISBN 091913033X.
| Preceded by James MacDonald Bridge |
Bridge across the North Saskatchewan River |
Succeeded by Pedestrian bridge |
| Road bridge across the North Saskatchewan River |
Succeeded by Dawson Bridge |