Historic Sites of Manitoba: Concrete Bowstring Arch Bridge (Cypress Creek, Clearwater, Municipality of Louise)

This concrete bowstring arch bridge over the Cypress Creek, near Clearwater in the Rural Municipality of Louise, was constructed between 1919 and 1920 by the Winnipeg construction firm of Alex Gall and Company. The cost of construction was about $13,700. In deteriorating condition, the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 2016 but plans exist to restore it for travel by light-weight vehicles.

Concrete bowstring arch bridge near Clearwater (October 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Concrete bowstring arch bridge near Clearwater (May 2017)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Location (lat/long): N49.12520, W99.03243
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Historic bridges inventory book (no date), Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation.

We thank Lisa Wilhelm and Ken Buchanan (Reeve, Municipality of Louise) for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 June 2017

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