Mintlaw Viaduct

The Mintlaw Trestle is an abandoned steel and wooden railway trestle that was built over the Red Deer River by the Alberta Central Railway near Mintlaw, Alberta, in 1912. The last train to cross the bridge was in 1981, and the line and bridge was abandoned in 1983. The bridge is the second longest Canadian Pacific Railway bridge of its kind in Alberta. It is the longest and the highest bridge in Central Alberta. It is located west of Tuttle, northwest of Penhold, southwest of Red Deer, northwest of Red Deer Airport, and near the intersection of the C & E Trail and McKenzie Road.

Mintlaw Trestle
The Mintlaw Trestle
Coordinates52°12′28″N 113°54′52″W
CarriesRailway
CrossesRed Deer River
LocaleMintlaw, Alberta
Official nameMintlaw Trestle
Characteristics
Total length2,112 feet (644 m)
Height110 ft
Longest span150' truss span
History
Constructed byAlberta Central Railway
Opened1912
Closed1983
Location
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