This railway tie and spike were made for a high-level bridge constructed in 1909, around the same time as the opening of the Lethbridge YMCA. This bridge is the highest and longest bridge of this type in the world. These pieces were recovered from beneath it by Canadian Pacific Rail staff and given to us as a symbol of the CPR and YMCA’s long friendship. Many CPR employees are members of the YMCA, and the company has been a faithful donor.
These materials are among the strongest and most durable of any forged in Canada – much like the relationship between the YMCA, the CPR and the Lethbridge
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