Crooked Bridge

This article is about the bridge in Canada. For the proposed bridge in Malaysia, see Johor–Singapore Causeway § Attempts to have the causeway replaced.

The Old Nipawin Bridge is a railway bridge that spans the Saskatchewan River just north of Nipawin, Saskatchewan. It was originally built by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The 'Old Bridge' is a double-deck bridge with the top deck carrying the Torch River Railway (short-line operator) track while a now-disused 16-foot-wide (4.9 m) roadway is on the lower deck.^[1] Because of the narrow roadway, traffic was controlled by traffic signals at either end. On June 16, 2021, Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways closed the road portion of the bridge due to rapidly deteriorating conditions; however, as of August 2021^[update] the railway portion of the bridge remains active.^[2]

Old Nipawin Bridge
Coordinates	53°21′56.3″N 104°02′26.1″W
Carries	Torch River Rail Inc.
Crosses	Saskatchewan River
Locale	Nipawin No. 487 / Torch River No. 488, near Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Official name	Old Nipawin Bridge
Maintained by	Torch River Rail Inc.
Characteristics
Design	Girder bridge
Total length	581 m (1,906 ft)
History
Construction start	September 1928
Construction end	April, 1930
Location

See also

• List of bridges in Canada
• List of road–rail bridges