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Manitoba Business: Dominion Bridge Company
This Montreal-based firm, which had operated a steel fabricating plant in Winnipeg since around 1906, declared bankruptcy in September 1998 and its assets were eventually sold.
Chief Engineers (Western Division)
Period
Chief Engineer
1930-1956
Harry Manning White (1888-1969)
Some Manitoba structures constructed using its products:
Bridge Type
Location
Built
Status
Red River, Winnipeg
1907-1908
Port Nelson, Northern Manitoba
1912-1917
Red River, Winnipeg
1913
Provencher Bridge
Red River, Winnipeg
1914-1918
Demolished (2001)
Lee River, RM of Lac du Bonnet
1915
Demolished (?)
55 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1919
Birdtail Creek, Municipality of Prairie View
1923
Assiniboine River, RM of Wallace-Woodworth
1926
Main Street Bridge
Red River, Winnipeg
1930-1931
Demolished (1999)
Norwood Bridge
Red River, Winnipeg
1930-1931
Demolished (1999)
Winnipeg River, RM of Lac du Bonnet
1931
Salter Street Bridge
Salter Street, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (1984)
187 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg
1935
Assiniboine River, Winnipeg
1935-1936
Assiniboine River, Municipality of Riverdale
1946
Qu’Appelle River, RM of Ellice-Archie
1948
Bowsman River, Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman
1948
Assiniboine River, RM of St. Francois Xavier
1948
1430 Maroons Road, Winnipeg
1954-1955
Demolished (2006)
Shell River, Municipality of Roblin
?
Turtle River, Municipality of Ste. Rose
?
See also:
Manitoba Business: Manitoba Bridge and Iron Works / Manitoba Bridge and Engineering Works
Sources:
“Workers eye buying steel plant,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 September 1998, page 31.
“Dominion Bridge plant jumps back into action,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 April 1999, page 24.
“Dominion Bridge tax sale may be city’s richest,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 December 2009, page B2.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 August 2023
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