Broadway Bridge (Saskatoon)

Broadway Bridge (Saskatoon)

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name = Broadway Bridge



caption = Broadway Bridge over the South Saskatchewan River
official_name = Broadway Bridge
carries = 4 lanes of Broadway Avenue/4th Avenue South
crosses = South Saskatchewan River
locale = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
maint = City of Saskatoon
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design = Open spandrel deck arch
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pierswater = 5
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length = 355.2 metres
width = 13.7 metres
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open = 1932-11-11
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Broadway Bridge is an arch bridge that spans South Saskatchewan River between west and east shore Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

History

The bridge was constructed as a "make-work-project" during the great depression. It was built in 1932 by the contractor R.J. Arrand Construction Co. [cite web
last = Herrington
first = Ross
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title = Saskatchewan Road and Railway Bridges to 1950: Inventory
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publisher = Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport
date = 2007-03-31
url = http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/BridgeInventory
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accessdate = 2008-09-29
] It was designed by Chalmers Jack (C. J.) MacKenzie (on leave from being Dean of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan). For this reason, the bridge was originally called the Dean's Bridge in its early period; it was formally named the Broadway Bridge as it connects Broadway Avenue on the east shore with 19th Street and 4th Avenue in Saskatoon's downtown core. Increased commuter traffic to and from the bridge resulted in a local landmark, the Five Corners intersection, being gradually redesigned over the years to redirect several of the roadways that used to intersect; today "Five Corners" is a standard T-intersection of only Broadway Avenue and westbound 12th Street.

The year-long closure of the nearby Traffic Bridge in late 2005 greatly increased the amount of daily traffic crossing the bridge.

In popular culture

The image of the Bessborough Hotel framed within one of the arches of the Broadway Bridge is considered one of Saskatoon's iconic images.

The Broadway Bridge is mentioned in Joni Mitchell's song "Cherokee Louise" on the album Night Ride Home. Joni spent part of her childhood and teenage years in Saskatoon. The Bessborough Hotel, iconically associated with the Broadway Bridge, can be seen in a self-portrait by Mitchell on the cover of her Clouds album.

ee also

* List of bridges in Canada
* List of bridges
* List of other Broadway Bridges

References

External links

* [http://collections.ic.gc.ca/civileng/eng/engDetails.asp?id=14 Engineering Details]
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