Historic Sites of Manitoba: Steel Pony Truss Bridge (Brokenhead River, RM of Brokenhead)

This steel pony truss bridge over the Brokenhead River in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead was constructed in 1927 by the Winnipeg firms of Macaw and Macdonald and Manitoba Bridge and Iron Works at a cost of $12,279. At that time, it was part of the original Trans-Canada Highway. Now used for local traffic, it parallels a portion of Provincial Trunk Highway 44.

Steel pony truss bridge over the Brokenhead River (2009) Source: Manny Jacob Steel pony truss bridge over the Brokenhead River (2009) Source: Manny Jacob Steel pony truss bridge over the Brokenhead River (September 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Aerial view of steel pony truss bridge over the Brokenhead River (June 2020) Source: George Penner Steel pony truss bridge over the Brokenhead River (July 2023) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.06213, W96.46549 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: M and M Construction / Macaw and Macdonald

Manitoba Business: Manitoba Bridge and Iron Works

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Trans-Canada Highway Monument (Eastern Manitoba)

Sources:

“Contract awarded for bridge over Brokenhead,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 May 1927, page 4.

We thank Manny Jacob and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Jordan Makichuk, and S. Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 July 2023

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