Low Level Bridge (Edmonton)
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| Coordinates | 53°32′17″N 113°29′13″W / 53.53806°N 113.48694°WCoordinates: 53°32′17″N 113°29′13″W / 53.53806°N 113.48694°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | North Saskatchewan River |
| Locale | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Official name | Low Level Bridge |
| Heritage status | Edmonton Register of Historic Resources, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering National Historic Engineering site |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Through Pratt truss |
| Total length |
213.1 m (699 ft) (northbound) 211.7 m (695 ft) (southbound) |
| No. of spans | 4 |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened |
1900 1948 (south span) |
 Low Level Bridge
Location in Edmonton
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213.1 m (699 ft) (northbound)
1900
The Low Level Bridge is a bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Completed in 1900, this was the first bridge across the North Saskatchewan River. A railway track was added in 1902 to accommodate the Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway (amalgamated with the Canadian Northern Railway in 1905).Streetcars used the bridge (on a gauntlet track) from 1908 to 1939.Trolley buses used the bridge from the removal of the streetcar track in 1939 until 1965. Originally known simply as the Edmonton Bridge, the bridge became known as the Low Level Bridge some time after the completion of the High Level Bridge. In 1948 a twin span was added to the south of the original span. The railway track was removed from the original span in 1954.
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