The St. Louis Bridge is a Canadian traffic bridge (and former railway bridge) that spans the
South Saskatchewan River in
St. Louis,
Saskatchewan. It crosses the river from St. Louis into the Rural Municipality of
Prince Albert No. 461.
The bridge was built by the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway opening to rail traffic in 1915. In March 1928 work was completed on the attachment of two roadways onto the bridge, opening to traffic on May 9, 1928. The bridge continued to support the
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
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use until 1983 when the rail line was abandoned. The bridge was subsequently modified to carry road traffic on the former rail bed.
Construction of a new bridge to carry Highway 2 over the river was undertaken in the early 2010s 1.6 km east of the old bridge. It is possible that the old bridge will be demolished after the new one is completed. The new bridge was completed in the fall of 2014 at a cost of $30 million.
See also
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List of crossings of the South Saskatchewan River
This is a list of crossings of the South Saskatchewan River in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, from the river's confluence with the North Saskatchewan River at Saskatchewan River Forks, upstream to its origin at the confluence ...
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List of bridges in Canada
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List of road-rail bridges
References
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Canadian National Railway bridges in Canada
Railway bridges in Saskatchewan
Bridges completed in 1915
Bridges over the South Saskatchewan River
Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan
Road bridges in Saskatchewan
Former railway bridges in Canada
Steel bridges in the United States
Steel bridges in Canada