The City of Saskatoon for good reason has often been called the "City of Bridges" or "The Bridge City," as there are seven bridges (soon to be eight) crossing the South Saskatchewan River within the city limits. But of these, one bridge has come to symbolize the city; that is the Broadway Bridge, a graceful multi-span reinforced concrete arch bridge. Figure 1 shows the Broadway Bridge as it appears today. Prior to the construction of the Broadway Bridge the movement of people and vehicles between the two sides of the river was awkward to say the least. This situation would have been evident to many, but one person, the civil engineer C.J. Mackenzie, is properly given the credit for solving the problem.
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