An impressive steel beam bridge over the Winnipeg River in the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet, measuring 1120 feet long by 40 feet wide, was constructed between late 1930 and 1931 by the Winnipeg firms Macaw and Macdonald and Dominion Bridge Company at a total cost of $228,570.
Steel beam bridge over the Winnipeg River at Lac du Bonnet (circa 1931)
Source: Ken Macaw
Steel beam bridge over the Winnipeg River at Lac du Bonnet (November 2008)
Source: George Penner
Steel beam bridge over the Winnipeg River at Lac du Bonnet (September 2013)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.28456, W96.00158
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: M and M Construction / Macaw and Macdonald
Manitoba Business: Dominion Bridge Company
“Winnipeg firm gets bridge contract,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 November 1930, page 1.
We thank George Penner and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 October 2023
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