A reinforced-concrete culvert bridge under Provincial Highway #26 (formerly a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway) at this site in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie was constructed in 1919 by the Winnipeg firm of Lacour & Schioler, using Plan No. 480, at a cost of $734.
Concrete culvert bridge #480B on highway #26 (July 2014)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.01098, W98.11247
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Lacour & Schioler
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Concrete Culvert Bridge No. 480A (RM of Portage la Prairie)
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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 February 2021
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