This steel through truss bridge over the Assiniboine River in the Municipality of Russell-Binscarth was constructed in 1928 to enable Provincial Trunk Highway #4 (today’s PTH #16) to cross the river. Around 1966, the highway was rerouted to the south so this bridge is now used primarily for local traffic to the Wolverine district.
Postcard view of steel through truss bridge over the Assiniboine River (no date)
Source: Andrew Cunningham
Postcard view of steel through truss bridge over the Assiniboine River (1940)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0034
Steel through truss bridge over the Assiniboine River (March 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Steel through truss bridge over the Assiniboine River (March 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Steel through truss bridge over the Assiniboine River (September 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N50.81006, W101.43560
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Steel Through Truss Bridge No. 730 (Assiniboine River, RM of Wallace-Woodworth)
We thank D. H. Layh, George Penner, and Andrew Cunningham for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 January 2024
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