Engine Bridge Reflections
This image is of the historic Engine Bridge in Canmore, Alberta, the town where I live. A cloudy, snowy day, so not much colour, but some decent reflections.
This bridge was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1891 on a railroad spur line to serve a coal mine. The old rail spur is now the Bow River Loop Trail. The main span of this bridge actually dates to 1880. It appears to have been salvaged from another bridge, a two span Whipple truss that had its truss lines doubled up to create a single, stronger span. This accounts for the unusual double trusses seen on this span. The bridge is noted for its rare vertical endposts. At the top of the end posts, plaques reading T. B. Co. 1880 are visible. It is not known what the full name of this bridge company was.
Engine Bridge Reflections
This image is of the historic Engine Bridge in Canmore, Alberta, the town where I live. A cloudy, snowy day, so not much colour, but some decent reflections.
This bridge was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1891 on a railroad spur line to serve a coal mine. The old rail spur is now the Bow River Loop Trail. The main span of this bridge actually dates to 1880. It appears to have been salvaged from another bridge, a two span Whipple truss that had its truss lines doubled up to create a single, stronger span. This accounts for the unusual double trusses seen on this span. The bridge is noted for its rare vertical endposts. At the top of the end posts, plaques reading T. B. Co. 1880 are visible. It is not known what the full name of this bridge company was.