The Albert Memorial Bridge in Regina, Saskatchewan, stretches 840 feet long, yet spans across a measly trickle of water approximately 3 feet wide. It thus boasts the bizarre claim to fame of being the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world. The bridge was constructed as a Great Depression-era make-work project, and was officially opened on November 10, 1930. Wascana Lake was dammed at the bridge and just a small stream of water, Wascana Creek, ran underneath the bridge, continuing westward through the city.