Comprising the
greatest number of bridges in the shortest distance, the
11 Bridges of Wayne have actually been entered in the Guinness Book of World Records. As Highway 10X meanders south through the Red Deer River Valley south of Drumheller, it must necessarily cross over the Red Deer River no less than 11 times before reaching Township Road 280, further south.
The 11 bridges are all various styles and lengths of one lane steel truss bridges. There are actually many more than 11 bridges here, as an abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway line more or less parallels the highway down the valley, with many steel girder bridges having been placed beside the road bridges. Of the 11 road bridges, only two of the 1906 originals remain, the remainder being replacements erected mostly in the 1920s and '30s. The most recent known year of construction is that of Bridge No. 1, erected in 1951 by an unknown contractor. 10 of the 11 bridges have 2X8 wooden planking on the deck, the only exception being Bridge No. 4, which has a paved deck and was built much later than any of the others.
One of the two remaining original bridges, this particular bridge is a Pratt Through Truss bridge, erected in 1906. 140 feet in length, it is described physically as a "
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed.".
11 Bridges of Wayne Bridge 6
This is one of a unique and rare group of 11 historic bridges located on a relatively short stretch of road. Length given is rough estimate. This is a 1906 Pratt through truss bridge over the Rosebud River on Highway 10X between Rosedale and Wayne (in the Town of Drumheller, Alberta). The bridge is the 6th truss bridge in a six kilometer stretch that is known as the Eleven Bridges of Wayne. Located in the Canadian Badlands.
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