Lethbridge Viaduct
The Lethbridge Viaduct, commonly known as the High Level Bridge, is a railway trestle bridge over the Oldman River in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Constructed between 1907 and 1909 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, it is the largest railway structure in Canada and the largest of its type in the world, and is still regularly maintained and used over a century since its construction.
High Level Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 49°41′51″N 112°52′7″W |
| Carries | Railway |
| Crosses | Oldman River |
| Locale | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Official name | Lethbridge Viaduct |
| Maintained by | Canadian Pacific Kansas City |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 1,624 m |
| Width | 32.6 m |
| Height | 95.7 m |
| History | |
| Opened | August 1909 |
| Location | |
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