The Petrofka Bridge is a Canadian bridge that spans the
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows eventual ...
south of
Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan
Blaine Lake is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 85 km north of Saskatoon, 104 km southwest of Prince Albert and 104 km east of North Battleford at the junction of Highway 12 and Highway 40. Nearby are the ...
. The bridge was named after Petrofka, a
Doukhobor
The Doukhobours or Dukhobors (russian: духоборы / духоборцы, dukhobory / dukhobortsy; ) are a Spiritual Christian ethnoreligious group of Russian origin. They are one of many non-Orthodox ethno-confessional faiths in Russia an ...
village near the bridge site. The bridge replaced the Petrofka and Laird ferry crossings that were near the bridge.
See also
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List of bridges in Canada
This is a list of bridges and viaducts in Canada, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
There are only a few covered bridges left in Canada compared to all those that were built in t ...
References
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External links
Official Opening of Petrofka Bridge on September 26, 1962
Bridges completed in 1962
Bridges over the North Saskatchewan River
Road bridges in Saskatchewan
Blaine Lake No. 434, Saskatchewan