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image no.: 647
contact sheet: A0022
collection: Archives of Manitoba
description: Broadway Street Bridge, Which Was Built In The Winter Of 1881 - 1882, Was Torn Apart Four Days After Its Official Opening Of April 15, 1882, By A Massive Spring Ice Jam Breakup That Moved Up The Red River On April 19th. The Following Year 1883 The Second Broadway (Street) Bridge Was Built And It Lasted Until 1917, When It Was Replaced With The Provencher Bridge.The Broadway (Street) Bridge Joined Broadway Avenue To Provencher Avenue In Winnipeg, Mb. (Broadway Avenue No Longer Extends To Provencher Avenue, It Stops At Main Street In Front Of The Cn Union Station Which Was Built In 1908). The Bridge Over The Red River At Provencher Avenue Is Now The Provencher Bridge, Which Joins Main Street Via Pioneer Avenue And Water Avenue
subject(s): BridgesWinnipeg Streets
date: 1881-1882