![Lethbridge, Alberta - Viaduct : Lethbridge Viaduct - 2014. Long prairie coal train, like really long. Was a nice sunny day and just so happened to be in the right place at the right time. Even got a whistle !
If you counted how many coal cars there is please leave in comments.
The Lethbridge Viaduct, commonly known as the High Level Bridge, was constructed between 1907–1909 at Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada at a cost of $1,334,525.
This massive steel trestle over the Oldman River was designed by the Canadian Pacific Railway's bridge department in Montreal, Quebec. The field work was directed by CPR's Assistant Chief Engineer John Edward Schwitzer. The steel work was manufactured by the Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario. A 100-man gang worked on the erection of the steel. Although there were some initial problems with settlement, the bridge has proved to be an enduring engineering work and is still in use today.
This bridge is the largest railway structure in Canada and the largest of its type in the world.[1] It was built as part of a major diversion of the Crowsnest Pass route between Lethbridge and Fort Macleod. The river crossing was previously over a wooden trestle measuring 894 m (2,933 ft) long and 20 m (66 ft) high; an impressive structure in its own right.](https://files.structurae.net/files/350high/video/368998.jpg)
![CP 2816 Lethbridge Viaduct (Summer), Lethbridge, Alberta : CP2816 crossing Canada's largest railway structure; the Lethbridge Viaduct. The 1,624m long massive steel trestle 95.7m above the Oldman River bed. The viaduct was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1907 and 1909 and was opened in August 1909. [The audio has been extensively edited to remove the very strong shear wind gusts that were active at the time. Lethbridge (LA) being known as the "Windy City"]](https://files.structurae.net/files/350high/video/368995.jpg)
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Trestle bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 49° 41' 50.60" N 112° 52' 6.80" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 34.67 m | |
| height | 95.7 m | |
| total length | 1 624.92 m | |
| standard span lengths | 20.44 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 12 400 t |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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|---|---|
| piers |
steel
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Participants
Owner
Original design
Design
- Charles Monsarrat (designer)
Consulting engineers
- C. C. Schneider (consulting engineer)
Construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 53-54.
- Verschiedene Methoden der Errichtung eiserner Viadukte. In: Der Eisenbau, v. 1, n. 9 (September 1910), pp. 361-364.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20007028 - Published on:
01/12/2002 - Last updated on:
06/02/2018
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