High Level Bridge | ||
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Blick nach Süden auf Strathcona, High Level Bridge links, Dudley B. Menzies Bridge rechts (Edmonton LRT) | ||
Nutzung | High Level Bridge Streetcar, 109 Street | |
Querung von | North Saskatchewan River | |
Ort | Edmonton, Alberta | |
Unterhalten durch | Canadian Pacific Railway, City of Edmonton | |
Konstruktion | Fachwerkbrücke | |
Gesamtlänge | 777 m | |
Längste Stützweite | 88 m | |
Höhe | 48 m (Gleisebene) | |
Eröffnung | 1913 | |
Planer | Phillips Bathurst Motley | |
Lage | ||
Koordinaten | 53° 31′ 50″ N, 113° 30′ 38″ W | |
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Geschichte
BearbeitenCalgary and Edmonton Railway 1891
BearbeitenBau der High Level Bridge 1913
BearbeitenEinstellung des Eisenbahnverkehrs 1989
BearbeitenBeschreibung
BearbeitenLiteratur
Bearbeiten- The C.P.R. High Level Bridge at Edmonton, Alta. In: The Railway and Marine World. Mai 1912, S. 234.
- The Canadian Pacific Railway High Level Bridge at Edmonton. In: The Railway and Marine World. August 1913, S. 386.
- Canadian Pacific Railway High Level Bridge at Edmonton. In: The Railway and Marine World. November 1913, S. 512–514.
- The Engineering Activities of the City of Edmonton, Alta. In: Engineering and Contract Record. Vol. 28, Nr. 25, 1914, S. 802–805.
- F. M. Patterson: Canadian Pacific Bridge at Edmonton, Alberta. In: Railway Age. Vol. 56, Nr. 22, 1914, S. 1194 f.
- Some Steel Railway Viaducts in Western Canada. In: The Canadian Engineer. Vol. 29, 9. September 1915, S. 341–344.
Weblinks
BearbeitenCommons: High Level Bridge (Edmonton) – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
- High Level Bridge. HistoricBridges.org
- High Level Bridge, HS 54254. Alberta Heritage Survey, Heritage Resources Management Information System (HeRMIS)
- High Level Bridge, 4664-0031. Alberta Register of Historic Places, Heritage Resources Management Information System (HeRMIS)
Einzelnachweise
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