Lea Park Bridge

Lea Park Bridge
View of the Lea Park Bridge in 2015
Coordinates53°39′37″N 110°20′12″W / 53.660389°N 110.336762°W / 53.660389; -110.336762
Carries2 lanes of Alberta Highway 897
CrossesNorth Saskatchewan River
Locale Alberta
Maintained byAlberta Transportation
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
MaterialSteel, concrete
Total length1,010 feet (310 m)
Width24 feet (7.3 m)
Piers in water4
History
DesignerL. H. McManus (Chief Bridge Engineer)
Construction startMay 1956
Construction endOctober 1957
OpenedJune 1958
Statistics
Daily traffic1,500 (2023)[1]
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ "Traffic Data Mapping". transportation.alberta.ca. Retrieved July 13, 2024.