Petrofka Bridge

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Petrofka Bridge
Coordinates 52°38′43″N106°50′36″W / 52.64528°N 106.84333°W / 52.64528; -106.84333
Carries Highway 12
Crosses North Saskatchewan River
LocaleSouth of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Official namePetrofka Bridge
History
Construction start1960
Construction end1963
OpenedSeptember 26, 1963
Location
Petrofka Bridge

The Petrofka Bridge is a Canadian bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River south of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. [1] The bridge was named after Petrofka, a Doukhobor village near the bridge site. [2] The bridge replaced the Petrofka and Laird ferry crossings that were near the bridge. [3]

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  1. ↑ "Petrofka Bridge". Petrofka Bridge Orchard. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  2. ↑ Kalmakoff, Jonathan. "Petrofka". Doukhobor Genealogy Website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Collections". At Work: Historical Images of Labour in Saskatchewan. University of Saskatchewan Archives. 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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