List of crossings of the South Saskatchewan River

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This is a list of crossings of the South Saskatchewan River in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, from the river's confluence with the North Saskatchewan River at Saskatchewan River Forks, upstream to its origin at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers.

Saskatchewan

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! Crossing

! Carries

! Location

! Notes

! Coordinates

Weldon Ferry{{Citation

| last = Province of Saskatchewan

| title = Ferry Information - Highways and Infrastructure -

| url = http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/ferry/

| access-date = 2008-12-24

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071208103109/http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/ferry/

| archive-date = 2007-12-08

| url-status = dead

}}

| Highway 302 to Grid road 682

| north of Weldon

| 6 car capacity

| {{coord|53.183|N|105.162|W}}

Muskoday Bridge{{Citation

| last = Prince Albert Tourism

| title = Prince Albert

| url = http://www.patourism.ca/data/publication/file/PAGuide_final_lowres.pdf

| access-date = 2008-12-24

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120726081401/http://www.patourism.ca/data/publication/file/PAGuide_final_lowres.pdf

| archive-date = 2012-07-26

| url-status = dead

}}

| Highway 3

| west of Muskoday

|

| {{coord|53.085|N|105.499|W}}

Fenton Ferry

| grid road

| rowspan="2" | north of Fenton

| 6 car capacity

| {{coord|53.020|N|105.585|W}}

Railway bridge

{{Citation

| last = Government of Saskatchewan

| title = Saskatchewan Road and Railway Bridges to 1950

| url = http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/SaskBridges

| access-date = 2008-12-24}}

| Canadian National Railway

|

| {{coord|53.024|N|105.598|W}}

St. Louis Bridge

{{Citation| last =Government of Saskatchewan| title =NEW LOCATION FOR ST. LOUIS BRIDGE -| date =September 5, 2001| url =http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=37b36894-9dab-4f7e-9535-aa9f23d49612| access-date =2008-12-24| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101125020515/http://gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=37b36894-9dab-4f7e-9535-aa9f23d49612| archive-date =November 25, 2010}}

| Highway 2

| St. Louis

|

|{{coord|52.925|N|105.808|W}}

St. Laurent Ferry

| Grid road 783 to Grid road 782

| St. Laurent de Grandin

| 6 car capacity

| {{coord|52.836|N|106.094|W}}

Gabriel Bridge{{Citation

| title = METISNET: A HANDBOOK OF METIS FACTS, FANCIES & FIGURES SECTION G ...

| url = http://www.saskschools.ca/~mandelassash/newsite/metisfacts/metisfactsg.html

| access-date = 2008-12-24

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090710021714/http://www.saskschools.ca/~mandelassash/newsite/metisfacts/metisfactsg.html

| archive-date = 2009-07-10

| url-status = dead

}}

| Highway 312

| south of Batoche

|

|{{coord|52.668|N|106.123|W}}

Hague Ferry

| Grid road 785

| east of Hague

| 6 car capacity

|{{coord|52.492|N|106.284|W}}

Clarkboro Ferry

| Grid road 784

| rowspan="2" | east of Warman

| 6 car capacity

| {{coord|52.320|N|106.457|W}}

Railway bridge

{{Citation

| last = Gregg

| first = Peter

| last2 = Historic Trails Canoe Club; Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Recreation.

| title = Canoe Trip

| year = 1989

| url = http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/canoe19

| access-date =2008-12-24 }}

| Canadian National Railway

|

|{{coord|52.304|N|106.464|W}}

Chief Mistawasis Bridge

| Marquis Drive to McOrmond Drive

| rowspan="9" | Saskatoon

| 4 spans, 6 lanes

| {{coord|52.198|N|106.616|W}}

Circle Drive Bridge

{{Citation

|last=City of Saskatoon

|title=Saskatoon 100

|year=2006

|url=http://www.saskatoon100.ca/main.php?p=2037

|access-date=2008-12-24

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223152224/http://www.saskatoon100.ca/main.php?p=2037

|archive-date=2008-12-23

}}

| Circle Drive

| twin spans, 6 lanes

| {{coord|52.153|N|106.634|W}}

CPR Bridge

{{Citation| title =BRIDGES OF SASKATOON The Wonder City Photo Gallery| url =http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/stoon100pics/photogallery/bridges.htm| access-date =2008-12-24| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080224093557/http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/stoon100pics/photogallery/bridges.htm| archive-date =2008-02-24}}

| Canadian Pacific Railway

|

|{{coord|52.143|N|106.641|W}}

University Bridge

| 25th Street to College Drive

| 4 lanes

| {{coord|52.153|N|106.634|W}}

Broadway Bridge

| 4th Avenue to Broadway Avenue

| 4 lanes

| {{coord|52.122|N|106.660|W}}

Traffic Bridge

| 3rd Avenue to Victoria Avenue

| 2 lanes

|{{coord|52.121|N|106.663|W}}

Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge

| Idylwyld Freeway (Highway 11, Highway 16)

| twin spans, 6 lanes

| {{coord|52.121|N|106.669|W}}

Gordie Howe Bridge

{{Citation

|last=City of Saskatoon

|title=Circle Drive South Project

|url=http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Infrastructure%20Services/Transportation/TransportationPlanning/Pages/CircleDriveSouthProject.aspx

|access-date=2011-07-16

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115150329/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Infrastructure%20Services/Transportation/TransportationPlanning/Pages/CircleDriveSouthProject.aspx

|archive-date=2010-11-15

}}

| Circle Drive

| 6 lanes

|{{coord|52.098|N|106.695|W}}

Grand Trunk Bridge

| Canadian National Railway

|

| {{coord|52.097|N|106.696|W}}

Skytrail{{Citation

| last = Town of Outlook

| title = SkyTrail - Canada's Longest Pedestrian Bridge

| url = http://www.town.outlook.sk.ca/skytrail/

| access-date = 2008-12-24

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081007095105/http://www.town.outlook.sk.ca/skytrail/

| archive-date = 2008-10-07

| url-status = dead

}}

| Trans Canada Trail

| rowspan="2" | Outlook

| former rail bridge

|{{coord|51.490|N|107.075|W}}

Outlook Bridge

{{Citation

| last = Government of Saskatchewan

| title = NEW OUTLOOK BRIDGE OFFICIALLY OPENED | date = October 8, 1998

}}

| Highway 15

|

| {{coord|51.475|N|107.080|W}}

Gardiner Dam{{Citation

| last = Saskatchewan Schools

| title = Discover Lake Diefenbaker - The Gardiner Dam

| url = http://www.saskschools.ca/~llhs/lakedief/hydro/he_page1.html

| access-date = 2008-12-24

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060504202319/http://www.saskschools.ca/~llhs/lakedief/hydro/he_page1.html

| archive-date = 2006-05-04

| url-status = dead

}}

| Highway 44

| rowspan="3" | Lake Diefenbaker

|

|{{coord|51.259|N|106.883|W}}

Riverhurst Ferry

| Highway 42

| 15 car capacity

| {{coord|50.911|N|106.930|W}}

Saskatchewan Landing Bridge{{Citation

| title =Ferries and Bridges, Saskatchewan Landing

| url =http://www.innvista.com/culture/travel/ferries.htm

| access-date =2008-12-24

| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20040111095612/http://innvista.com/culture/travel/ferries.htm

| archive-date =2004-01-11

| url-status =dead

}}

| Highway 4

|

|{{coord|50.654|N|107.968|W}}

Lancer Ferry

| grid road

| north of Lancer

| 6 car capacity

| {{coord|50.984|N|108.881|W}}

Lemsford Ferry

| Highway 649

| North of Lemsford

| 6 car capacity

| {{coord |51.024|N|109.133|W}}

Chesterfield Bridge{{Citation

| title = WDM Prairie Gamble - Family History Album - Story - Chesterfield ...

| url = http://www.wdmprairiegamble.com/story/display_story.php?long_story=yes&mode=&search_keyword=&story_types=1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_topics=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_time_frames=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_id=70

| access-date = 2008-12-24

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722015158/http://www.wdmprairiegamble.com/story/display_story.php?long_story=yes&mode=&search_keyword=&story_types=1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_topics=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_time_frames=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&story_id=70

| archive-date = 2011-07-22

| url-status = dead

}}

| Highway 21

| north of Leader

|

|{{coord|50.971|N|109.529|W}}

Estuary Ferry

| Grid road 635

| north of Estuary

| 6 car capacity

| {{coord|50.945|N|109.803|W}}

Alberta

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! Crossing

! Carries

! Location

! Notes

! Coordinates

Highway bridge

|Highway 41

|south of Empress

|

|{{coord|50.731|N|110.069|W}}

Maple Avenue Bridge

{{Citation

| title = LANE CLOSURES FOR BRIDGE INSPECTION MAPLE AVE BRIDGE, ALLOWANCE ...

}}

|Altawana Drive NE to Maple Avenue

| rowspan="4" | Medicine Hat

|

|{{coord|50.045|N|110.674|W}}

Railway bridge{{Citation

| last = Anderton

| first = G.T.

| title = The Glenbow Museum Archives Photographs Search Results First train across South Saskatchewan river, Medicine Hat, Alberta

| year = 1883

| url = http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx?XC=/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx&TN=IMAGEBAN&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebResults&DF=WebResultsDetails&DL=0&RL=0&NP=255&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MR=10&QB0=AND&QF0=Photographer+/+File+number&QI0=na+2622+/+PA+1481+/+PA+1520

| access-date = 2008-12-24

| at = Image No: NA-2622-10 and Image No: NA-2622-11

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140409075142/http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx?XC=%2Fsearch%2FarchivesPhotosResults.aspx&TN=IMAGEBAN&AC=QBE_QUERY&RF=WebResults&DF=WebResultsDetails&DL=0&RL=0&NP=255&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MR=10&QB0=AND&QF0=Photographer+%2F+File+number&QI0=na+2622+%2F+PA+1481+%2F+PA+1520

| archive-date = April 9, 2014

| url-status = live

}}

|Canadian Pacific Railway

|

|{{coord|50.044|N|110.676|W}}

Finlay Bridge{{Citation

| title = CITY CELEBRATES FINLAY BRIDGE 100 ANNIVERSARY

| url = http://www.medicinehat.ca/Public%20Notices/Current/City%20Celebrates%20Finlay%20Bridge%20100th%20Anniversary.pdf

| access-date = 2008-12-24

}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|2nd Avenue NE to 6th Avenue SE

|

|{{coord|50.043|N|110.679|W}}

Highway bridge

{{Citation

| last = FoundLocally.com Media Inc

| title = Alberta Trans-Canada Highway Route: Highway #1 between Calgary and Medicine Hat

| year = 1999–2008

| url = http://www.transcanadahighway.com/alberta/TCH-AB-E2.htm

| access-date = 2008-12-24}}

|Highway 1

| twin spans

|{{coord|50.044|N|110.719|W}}

Highway bridge

|Highway 879

|northwest of Bow Island

|

|{{coord|49.905|N|111.477|W}}

Pipeline bridge

The pipeline suspension bridge was erected in 1957 {{convert|19|km|mi}} west of Burstall across the South Saskatchewan River.{{Citation | last = Southwest Regional Economic Development Authority Inc. | title = LOCATION | url = http://www.southwestreda.ca/documents/Burstall.doc | access-date = 2008-12-24 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Citation

| title =Untitled Document

| url = http://www.burstall.ca/attractions.html

| access-date = 2008-12-24}} Image of pipeline bridge

Proposed crossings

The city of Medicine Hat hosted a public meeting proposing a Sanitary Sewer and Water Pipeline which is intended to cross the South Saskatchewan River.

{{Citation

| last = Medicine Hat

| title = OPEN HOUSE SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER PIPELINE CROSSING

| url =http://www.medicinehat.ca/Public%20Notices/Archive%202007/Open%20House,%20South%20Saskatchewan%20River%20Pipeline%20Crossing.pdf

| access-date = 2008-12-24}}

See also

References

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