Aldridge Bridge - 1954 - Moyie, BC
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N 49° 15.522 W 115° 51.151
11U E 583493 N 5456848
As one motors east on the Crowsnest Highway (No. 3), this will be the fourth bridge one will cross east of the Highway 3 - Highway 95 junction.
Waymark Code: WMKEHW
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/31/2014
Views: 5
This, the Aldridge Bridge, crosses both the Moyie River and the CPR railway about 3.5 km. southwest of Moyie and about 28 km. northeast of Yahk. A concrete and steel girder bridge, it is about 200 feet in length and about 60 feet above the railway and the river. It is one of the series of bridges built along with the highway between Creston and Cranbrook in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
The best, close, parking to be had is off the end of the guard rail west of the west end of the bridge.
Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1954
Date stone, plaque location.: Wing wall at corner concrete railing pillar, each end of bridge, right side
Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Moyie River and the CPR Railway
Parking (safe parking location): N 49° 15.517 W 115° 51.197
Website (if available): Not listed
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