Founded in 1902 by Thomas Russ Deacon and Hugh Buxton Lyall, the firm occupied a 15-acre site on Logan Avenue in Winnipeg for much of its history. It provided structural steel for numerous Winnipeg landmarks, including the Legislative Building and Union Station. In 1918, it purchased the Manitoba Rolling Mills at Selkirk then, in 1930, it became a division of Dominion Bridge. At that point, it left the fabrication of structural steel products to its parent company and instead focused on other areas of steel fabricating and manufacturing, operating under the name of Manitoba Bridge and Engineering Works. The company was dissolved in August 1982.
Some Manitoba structures constructed using its products:
Structure
Location
Year
Status
283 Fort Street, Winnipeg
1910-1911
Demolished (1946)
54 King Street, Winnipeg
1910-1911
Brokenhead River, RM of Brokenhead
1927
Valley River, Municipality of Grandview
1928
Minnewashta Creek, Municipality of Prairie View
1928-1929
Mossey River, Winnipegosis, RM of Mossey River
1929
791 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg
1927-1928
Mountain Avenue, Neepawa
1940
Demolished (1970)
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Russ Deacon (1865-1955)
Memorable Manitobans: Hugh Buxton Lyall (1877-1948)
Memorable Manitobans: Hugh A. Mackay (1880-1967)
Manitoba Business: Dominion Bridge Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Rolling Mills (27 Main Street, Selkirk)
“Contract awarded for bridge over Brokenhead,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 May 1927, page 4.
“Steel markets improve,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 1971, page 14.
“Notice of liquidation Manitoba Bridge & Engineering Works, Limited,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 January 1983, page 17.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 November 2024
