Constructed between 1916 and 1917 using day labour under foreman Joseph Keely, using Plan 202, at a cost of $6,301, this abandoned concrete arch bridge is situated along provincial highway 346 near Margaret in what is now the Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes. The remains of a former concrete culvert bridge sits below it.
Concrete arch bridge no. 202 under construction near Margaret (circa 1917)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Highways Collection B144
Abandoned concrete arch bridge no. 202 near Margaret (May 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Concrete arch bridge no. 202 overlying a former concrete culvert bridge (May 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Abandoned concrete arch bridge no. 202 near Margaret (May 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Abandoned concrete arch bridge no. 202 near Margaret (August 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Abandoned concrete arch bridge no. 202 near Margaret (September 2020)
Source: George Penner
Abandoned concrete arch bridge no. 202 near Margaret (May 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Abandoned concrete arch bridge no. 202 near Margaret (May 2021)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.41345, W99.85637
denoted by symbol on the map above
Manitoba historic bridges inventory book (1920s), copy in possession of Gordon Goldsborough on loan from David Ennis.
We thank Rose Kuzina and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 September 2021
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