This steel bridge across the Fairford River, in the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale, was constructed around 1910 during construction of a line of the Canadian Northern Railway to the mines at Gypsumville. Designed to pivot in the centre to permit passages of ships on the river, the bridge is now abandoned.
Fairford Railway Bridge (August 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Fairford Railway Bridge (August 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Aerial view of the Fairford Railway Bridge (June 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.60220, W98.70200
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Abandoned Manitoba
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and S. Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 June 2021
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