Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. James Steel Pony Truss Bridge (Birdtail Creek, Municipality of Prairie View)

A small, steel pony truss bridge over the Birdtail Creek in the Municipality of Prairie View was constructed in 1923 by the Dominion Bridge Company of Winnipeg.

St. James steel pony truss bridge over the Birdtail Creek

St. James steel pony truss bridge over the Birdtail Creek (July 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

St. James steel pony truss bridge over the Birdtail Creek

St. James steel pony truss bridge over the Birdtail Creek (July 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Location (lat/long): N50.53528, W100.95281
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Department of Highways Photos, GR8372, Archives of Manitoba.

We thank Ron Bell for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 27 January 2018

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