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Rochfort Bridge
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For the village in Ireland, see Rochfortbridge.
Rochfort Bridge is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.[2] It is located approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) northwest of Edmonton and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Mayerthorpe. Rochfort Bridge is named for Cooper (Cowper) Rochfort, who with his associate, Percy Michaelson, homesteaded on the Paddle River at the point where the old trail from Lac Ste. Anne to the MacLeod River crossed the Paddle River.[3]
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Rochfort Bridge | |
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Coordinates: 53.912309°N 115.04258°W / 53.912309; -115.04258 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Municipal district | Lac Ste. Anne County |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 71 |
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One of North America’s longest wooden train trestles is located just east of the hamlet, which crosses over the Paddle River valley and Highway 43. Rochfort Bridge Trestle was built in 1919 by Canadian Northern Railway.