Jane Gibson

The History of the Latta Bridge

As you travel west along the east end of Jasper Avenue around 90 Street, you will come across a small black metal railed bridge spanning a small ravine.

Jane Gibson

The Kinnaird Bridge: Connecting the Past to the Present

The Kinnaird Bridge is the only bridge over what remains of Rat Creek, which is a significant geographical area in the history of Edmonton.  Until the railway reached Calgary in the early 1880’s, Rat Creek was a landmark at the western end of the Carlton Trail, early Edmonton’s link with Winnipeg.