Welcome to Outlook, Saskatchewan, home of the longest pedestrian bridge in Canada and an integral and spectacular part of the Trans Canada Trail.

The viaduct, with a span of 3000 feet and rising over 150 feet above the South Saskatchewan River, is a magnificent structure, unequaled in the prairies. The view is spectacular, and a bird watchers delight as Outlook is situated along the North American Central Flyway for migrating birds.

The Outlook bridge was used by rail traffic from 1912 until the mid 80’s. It had stood silent until recently when the railway donated it to be used in a segment of the Trans Canada Trail. A program was fortunately available in the form of CME 2003 ‘Bridges for Canada’, the national program celebrating the centennial of the military engineers. Under the program, the engineers would supply labor to convert the bridge, and the community would be responsible to supply the materials. The Town of Outlook and the RM of Rudy showed the vision to advance the money for materials until fundraising could be undertaken. A committee comprised of a broad cross-section of the Outlook community took on the responsibility of overseeing the conversion from rail to pedestrian, and facilitating the fundraising. The community very quickly stepped to the fore with generous donations. Requests for corporate and government assistance have had some success. The deck and railing on the bridge are now paid for, and fundraising is now focused on gates and approaches on either end, and connections to the Trans Canada Trail.