Medicine Hat in Cypress County, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Finlay Bridge

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), May 30, 2015

1. Finlay Bridge Marker

Inscription. Officially opened May 14, 1908 in honor of
William T. Finlay, Medicine Hat resident
Alberta's first Minister of Agriculture
Engineered by Joseph A. Carbert
277 metres long (910 feet) • 10 metres wide (34 feet)

Erected 2008 by City of Medicine Hat.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1908.

Location. 50° 2.519′ N, 110° 40.668′ W. Marker is in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in Cypress County. It is on 6th Avenue SE 0.1 kilometers north of 1st Street SE (Provincial Route 41A), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medicine Hat AB T1A 8E6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Canadian Badlands.

It is also in the Prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony

and also Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Finlay Bridge (here,

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next to this marker); Central Motors, Empress Theater, Medicine Hat News (within shouting distance of this marker); River Road — "Gunter's Folly" (within shouting distance of this marker); Medicine Hat Veterans Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Medicine Hat WW I 1914 - 1918 Veterans Memorial (about 90 meters away); A. P. Burns House and Gas City Planing Mill (about 90 meters away); Medicine Hat Flood Memorial (about 90 meters away); Site of Medicine Hat's First Radio Station (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medicine Hat.

Finlay Bridge image. Click for full size.

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), May 30, 2015

2. Finlay Bridge

William Thomas Finlay (1853-1914) image. Click for full size.

via Glenbow Archives NA-765-1 (public domain), circa 1910

3. William Thomas Finlay (1853-1914)

He became Alberta's first agriculture minister upon the province's creation on Sept. 1, 1905. He also served in the Northwest Territories legislative assembly and was Medicine Hat's second mayor.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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