Visit Heritage Park
1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
Road Construction Equipment Shed
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Hours of Operation
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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The Historical Village is now closed until May 17, 2025 except for special and ticketed events. The Historical Village will be open for Ghouls' Night Out from Oct. 24 - 27, 2024. The Historical Village will also be open for Once Upon A Christmas on Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. from Dec. 7 - 22, 2024. Gasoline Alley Museum and the shops and restaurants in Heritage Plaza are open year-round.
Exhibit Details
Category
Building/Museum
About the Road Construction Equipment Shed
Heritage Park built this structure in 1998 to illustrate the equipment and methods used for the construction of roads, irrigation ditches and railroad grades prior to the First World War. Before the 1870s, the only roads in Western Canada consisted of rough tracks made by fur trading companies to connect major waterways.
In 1884, the construction of highways became the responsibility of the Crown, and implements such as the Fresno scraper, bob sled, dump cart, scrapers, road grading plough, water wagon and Waterous steamroller were indispensable in opening up the West to road traffic. Heritage Park’s original road construction equipment exhibit opened in 1971.
