Lea Park Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 53°39′37″N 110°20′12″W / 53.660389°N 110.336762°W |
Carries | 2 lanes of Alberta Highway 897 |
Crosses | North Saskatchewan River |
Locale | Alberta |
Maintained by | Alberta Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Material | Steel, concrete |
Total length | 1,010 feet (310 m) |
Width | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
Piers in water | 4 |
History | |
Designer | L. H. McManus (Chief Bridge Engineer) |
Construction start | May 1956 |
Construction end | October 1957 |
Opened | June 1958 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 1,500 (2023)[1] |
Location | |
Lea Park Bridge is a truss bridge that crosses the North Saskatchewan River as part of Alberta Highway 897 in the County of Vermilion River near the community of Lea Park, Alberta. It is located approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the Saskatchewan border between Marwayne and the Cree community of Frog Lake. The bridge is situated directly to the left of the mouth of the Vermilion River.