High Level Bridge

Submit your pictures of the "In the Shadow of the Bridge" festival or the Lighting of the Bridge!

In 1949 a stone marker was placed on the bridge by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, it reads: Rising 307 feet from the valley floor this bridge over which runs the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Crows Nest spans the valley in one mile and forty seven feet. Completed in 1909 it is the longest highest bridge of its type in the world.

Do you have a picture of the high level bridge you'd like to display? Click here to submit your image.

Are you Celebrating 100 Years of the Bridge? Tell us about your organization’s bridge themed event or project and we’ll include it in our calendar of events.

Acknowledgments

The Allied Arts Council acknowledges the generous financial support of:

The City of Lethbridge

The Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage Community Historical Anniversaries Programming: Building Communities through Arts and Heritage

The Government of Alberta Community Initiatives Program

ATB Financial

Data Control & Management Solutions

Canadian Pacific Railway

Canada Safeway Ltd.

Lethbridge Lodge Hotel and Convention Centre

University of Lethbridge
Faculty of Fine Arts
Department of Theatre and Dramatic Arts

AWC Communications

The Allied ArtsCouncil would also like to recognize:

Alex Johnston, Canadian Pacific Railway – High Level Bridge at Lethbridge Published by: Lethbridge Historical Society 2008; and The Galt Museum and Archives for the support of historical references, accuracies and photographs.

The ACFA Regionale de Lethbridge for the contribution of French Translation.

The Allied Arts Council is also especially grateful to Artists and Arts Organizations, Community Groups and Volunteers for their participation in Arts and Heritage events and projects commemorating the 100^th Anniversary of the Lethbridge CPR High Level Bridge.