St. Louis Bridge
{{Short description|Bridge across the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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|bridge_name =St. Louis (Grand Trunk Pacific Railway) Bridge
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|official_name = St. Louis Bridge
|carries = Traffic (Hwy 2) (closed)
|crosses = South Saskatchewan River
|locale = St. Louis / Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan, Canada
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|material = Steel
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|complete = 1915
|open = April 1915
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|coordinates = {{coord|52.925|N|105.808|W}}
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The St. Louis Bridge is a Canadian traffic bridge (and former railway bridge) that spans the South Saskatchewan River at St. Louis, Saskatchewan. It crosses the river from St. Louis into the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert No. 461. After having been closed for many years, the bridge reopened in October 2014.{{Cite web |date=2014-01-08 |title=St. Louis Bridge set to re-open |url=https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/st-louis-bridge-set-to-re-open-1.1629731 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Saskatoon |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2014-10-24 |title=New St. Louis bridge opens today |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/new-st-louis-bridge-opens-today-1.2811971 |website=CBC News}}
The bridge was built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway opening to rail traffic in 1915. In March 1928 work was completed on the attachment of two roadways onto the bridge, opening to traffic on May 9, 1928. The bridge continued to support the Canadian National Railway use until 1983 when the rail line was abandoned. The bridge was subsequently modified to carry road traffic on the former rail bed.{{cite web
| last = Herrington
| first = Ross
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| title = Statement of Heritage Significance; St. Louis (Grand Trunk Pacific Railway) Bridge; St. Louis
| publisher = Government of Saskatchewan
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| url = http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/StLouisBridge
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| access-date = 2009-12-09}}
Construction of a new bridge to carry Highway 2 over the river was undertaken in the early 2010s 1.6 km east of the old bridge.{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=da878c99-f6aa-48f6-851a-a139bc41e35d |title=Construction Plans Progressing on St. Louis Bridge |date=June 17, 2009 |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=May 3, 2014}} It is possible that the old bridge will be demolished after the new one is completed.{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=37b36894-9dab-4f7e-9535-aa9f23d49612 |title=New Location for St. Louis Bridge |date=September 5, 2011 |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=May 3, 2014 |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 }} The new bridge was completed in the fall of 2014 at a cost of $30 million.{{cite web |url=http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2014-03-06/article-3639932/Work-continues-on-new-St.-Louis-Bridge/1 |title=Work continues on new St. Louis Bridge |last=Schellenberg |first=Jodi |date=March 6, 2014 |publisher=Prince Albert Daily Herald |access-date=May 3, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=f6648878-c1a0-4c45-b367-1621d020be59 |title=Construction Begins on New St. Louis Bridge |date=January 21, 2011 |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=May 3, 2014}}
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Category:Canadian National Railway bridges in Canada
Category:Railway bridges in Saskatchewan
Category:Bridges completed in 1915
Category:Bridges over the South Saskatchewan River
Category:Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan
Category:Road bridges in Saskatchewan
Category:Former railway bridges in Canada