Petrofka Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Petrofka Bridge
Official Name:	Petrofka Bridge
Carries:	Highway 12
Crosses:	North Saskatchewan River
Locale:	South of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Begin:	1960
Complete:	1963
Open:	September 26, 1963
Coordinates:	52.6453°N -106.8433°W

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]

See also

• List of crossings of the North Saskatchewan River
• List of bridges in Canada

External links

• Official Opening of Petrofka Bridge on September 26, 1962.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Petrofka Bridge. Petrofka Bridge Orchard. 2011-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715071154/http://www.petrofkaorchard.com/petrofkaBridge.html. 2011-07-15. dead.
2. Web site: Petrofka. Kalmakoff. Jonathan. Doukhobor Genealogy Website. 2011-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120211061345/http://www.doukhobor.org/Petrofka.htm. 2012-02-11. dead.
3. Web site: Collections. At Work: Historical Images of Labour in Saskatchewan. University of Saskatchewan Archives. 2010. 2011-04-14.