Provencher Bridge: Difference between revisions
From EGM Heritage
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Placeholder for Provencher Bridge content. | Placeholder for Provencher Bridge content. | ||
==The second bridge== | ==The second bridge== | ||
The second bridge was opened in 1918 to replace the old Broadway bridge. | The second bridge was opened in 1918 to replace the old Broadway bridge. The second bridge was oriented slightly to the north on the west side, eventually connecting with Main Street about 500 metres from Broadway. Construction began in 1911 and was completed in 1912. Streetcars began operating on the bridge on December 3, 1925. The second bridge was dismantled in 2001 for the opening of the third (current) bridge. | ||
[[File:Provencher Bridge No2 looking east towards Provencher blvdMCaw&McDonald c1912 Foote.jpg|left|750px|Provencher Bridge No. 2 circa 1912, from the Macaw and McDonald Bridge and Engineers Construction Company files, courtesy of Dave Ennis]] | [[File:Provencher Bridge No2 looking east towards Provencher blvdMCaw&McDonald c1912 Foote.jpg|left|750px|Provencher Bridge No. 2 circa 1912, from the Macaw and McDonald Bridge and Engineers Construction Company files, courtesy of Dave Ennis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:22, 7 March 2023
-
Caption1
-
Caption2
Placeholder for Provencher Bridge content.
The second bridge
The second bridge was opened in 1918 to replace the old Broadway bridge. The second bridge was oriented slightly to the north on the west side, eventually connecting with Main Street about 500 metres from Broadway. Construction began in 1911 and was completed in 1912. Streetcars began operating on the bridge on December 3, 1925. The second bridge was dismantled in 2001 for the opening of the third (current) bridge.
