The SkyTrail Bridge spans the South Saskatchewan River in Outlook, Saskatchewan , Canada . It was originally built by the Canadian Pacific Railway over the full width of the river's flood channel and has eight spans. It served as a railway bridge from October 23, 1912, until March 16, 1987. In 2003 it was converted to a pedestrian bridge and is now the longest pedestrian bridge in Canada. The bridge is part of the Trans-Canada Trail . Due to structural issues, the bridge has been closed since late 2013.
4-598: Origins The SkyTrail Bridge dates back as far as 1887, when it officially opened as the Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge in Montreal, Quebec. The bridge was deconstructed in 1911 to make way for a new, double track bridge parallel to the old single track bridge. The sections of the bridge were then transported to Outlook and used in the construction of the new Outlook Railway Bridge, which officially opened on October 23, 1912. Bridge Design The SkyTrail features
8-541: A fascinating bridge design known as a Whipple Truss - and the SkyTrail features the longest known Whipple trusses in Canada and North America. On their own, Whipple trusses are very difficult to find in Canada, but the SkyTrail features a rare Whipple deck truss instead of the slightly more common Whipple through truss , giving the bridge even more rarity. Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge The Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge
12-587: Is a Canadian Pacific railway bridge linking LaSalle to the Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve , just upstream of the Mercier Bridge . It is used by the RTM Candiac commuter train . Two bridges have crossed the river at this location. The first bridge, erected in 1885–1887, was of all-steel construction that employed a flying cantilever design to cross the main channel. It carried a single track and
16-447: Was opened for passenger service at the end of July, 1887. The second structure, the one standing today, was constructed between 1910 and 1913 and was completed by November 13, 1913. To build the bridge, the free ends of the main spans were floated across the water on a barge. Construction of the new bridge was completed while keeping the old bridge in service. Extra piers were added and the design changed significantly. Construction of
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