Bow River Bridge
The Bow River Bridge is a road bridge that spans the Bow River in Banff, Alberta. It was built in 1921 and is currently in use. The bridge is adorned with small stones from the river and locally sourced Rundle rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Banff Avenue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St George-in-the-Pines and Cave and Basin National Historic Site.
St George-in-the-Pines
Church
St George-in-the-Pines is an Anglican church in Banff, Alberta, called "one of Banff's oldest places of worship". The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by English architect FP Oakley and the cornerstone was laid by Governor General the Lord Stanley of Preston in 1889. St George-in-the-Pines is situated 260 metres northeast of Bow River Bridge.
Cave and Basin National Historic Site
Photo: Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Banff, Alberta, within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established.
Tunnel Mountain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tunnel Mountain, also known as Sleeping Buffalo, is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada at the junction of the Spray River with the Bow and overlooking the Hot Springs on Sulphur Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anthracite.
Anthracite
Locality
Anthracite is a ghost town located within Banff National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It is named after the anthracite variety of coal. Anthracite is situated 6 km east of Bow River Bridge.
Bow River Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Banff, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.1728° or 51° 10′ 22″ northLongitude
-115.57121° or 115° 34′ 16″ westOpen location code
95365CFH+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1125010763OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q55138661
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