Rochfort Bridge

For the village in Ireland, see Rochfortbridge.

Rochfort Bridge
Hamlet
The Rochfort Trestle Bridge
Rochfort Bridge
Location within Alberta
Rochfort Bridge
Location within Canada
Rochfort Bridge
Location within North America
Coordinates: 53°54′44″N 115°02′33″W / 53.912309°N 115.04258°W / 53.912309; -115.04258
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Municipal districtLac Ste. Anne County
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
71
Postal code
T0E 1N0

Rochfort Bridge is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) northwest of Edmonton and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Mayerthorpe. Rochfort Bridge is named for Cooper (Cowper) Rochfort, who with his associate, Percy Michaelson, homesteaded on the Paddle River at the point where the old trail from Lac Ste. Anne to the MacLeod River crossed the Paddle River.

One of North America’s longest wooden train trestles is located just east of the hamlet, which crosses over the Paddle River valley and Highway 43. Rochfort Bridge Trestle was built in 1919 by Canadian Northern Railway.

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