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45-546: The bridge links downtown Winnipeg and The Forks historic area with St. Boniface , a Winnipeg community across the Red River . It derived its name from the connecting Boulevard Provencher (Provencher Boulevard). The vehicular bridge serves Route 57 and is a main connector from downtown Winnipeg to most of the eastern communities in Winnipeg. The speed limit on the bridge is 50 km/h (31 mph). There have been

90-528: A Pratt or Whipple truss bridge , the Broadway Bridge was designed by Edward Worrell Jarvis and constructed by C. W. Dean of Cleveland, Ohio. Construction of this bridge began in 1881 and was opened to traffic on April 16, 1882, as a private toll bridge , . Disaster struck three days later due to ice from annual Red River break-up , wiping away two spans of the bridge. The bridge remained closed until repairs were completed one year later. In 1909,

135-643: A built-in lighting system, green room and two performance levels. The district is home to Red River College 's Roblin Centre and the Paterson GlobalFoods Institute. Broadway-Assiniboine lies in the southern part of downtown on the north bank of the Assiniboine River . The neighbourhood is one of the more densely-populated in Winnipeg, with 15,452.2 people per square kilometre. It features many notable landmarks such as

180-600: A map that generalize Winnipeg's downtown boundaries. Neighbourhoods in the downtown area include the Exchange District , Central Park , The Forks , and Chinatown . The downtown area is roughly 3 square kilometres (740 acres). Winnipeg Square , Canada Life Centre , Portage Place , and the flagship store of The Bay (closed 30 November 2020) are all located on the downtown section of Portage Avenue . On Main Street are Winnipeg's City Hall , Union Station , and

225-561: A refined aesthetic quality. A team of six engineers was recruited to oversee the construction project, and the cost would be split between St. Boniface (two thirds) and the City of Winnipeg (the remaining third). The new viaduct , a double-leaf drawbridge designed by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago, began construction in 1913 or 1914. Construction was undertaken by MacDonald & McGoogan Company and

270-499: A total of three bridges (aka Red River Bridges), as well as a ferry, linking Winnipeg from the then-eastern end of Broadway with St. Boniface from the western end of Provencher Boulevard . The current-day Provencher Bridge succeeds the ferry and the previous two bridges. The first way of crossing the Red River was by the Notre Dame Street (Pioneer Avenue) ferry, linking Broadway on the west with Provencher Blvd on

315-400: Is a newly emerging mixed-use development located in the northeast corner of downtown Winnipeg. The district runs along the west bank of the Red River along Waterfront Drive and features Stephen Juba Park . The Waterfront District has seen a number of residential construction projects since 2005. Moreover, there have been plans to extend Waterfront Drive further north, to connect it with

360-638: Is home to the Winnipeg Jets . The area also has the Norquay Building, the Law Courts, Cityplace mall , and VJ's Drive Inn . There are numerous office buildings and hotels in this area, including some of Winnipeg's tallest buildings . A 42-storey apartment building, 300 Main , is currently being built by Artis REIT , owners of 360 Main St. and Winnipeg Square . When completed, it will be

405-783: Is known for its intact turn-of-the-century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta -clad skyscrapers. Winnipeg's theatre district is located on the east side of the Exchange District, home to the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre , and Centennial Concert Hall which houses the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra , the Royal Winnipeg Ballet , and the Manitoba Opera . The west side of

450-537: The 2016 Census . The most common transportation method of the people in South Portage is walking, with 42.4%, more than five times higher than the overall 4.9% for Winnipeg. The average employment income for the area is just $ 52,267, which is lower than Winnipeg's average employment income of $ 61,164. South Portage is the location of the main branch of the Winnipeg Public Library system,

495-461: The Assiniboine and Red Rivers meet. The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity. South Portage is the group of city blocks located between Portage Avenue , Main Street , Broadway , and Memorial Boulevard. The population of South Portage was 1,865 as of

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540-496: The Canadian Pacific Railway mainline on the north, Gomez Street and the Red River on the east, and the Assiniboine River on the south; the western boundaries of downtown are irregular, following along a number of different streets, back lanes, and across properties. Generally speaking, the western boundaries are rarely much further west of Balmoral and Isabel Streets. In 2016, Canadian Geographic produced

585-472: The Disraeli Fwy . Developer Leon A. Brown has offered up to 12 properties for redevelopment in the area. Sunstone Boutique Hotels had an $ 11-million plan to build a three-storey, 67-room boutique hotel on what is now a gravel parking lot, along with a new casual-dining restaurant in the one-storey brick former Harbourmaster's building. The plans also involve construction of a public plaza area at

630-501: The Dominion Bridge Co . The new drawbridge along Provencher was opened in the summer of 1918, replacing the Broadway Bridge. Instead of linking with Broadway, this new bridge was oriented slightly to the north; traffic crossing from the east was sent even further north, eventually connecting with Main Street about 500 metres from Broadway. Streetcars began operating on the bridge on December 3, 1925. The second bridge

675-496: The Exchange District . Where Winnipeg magazine features listings of things to do in Winnipeg and is also published from the Exchange District. Isbister School is an Adult Education Centre operated by the Winnipeg School Division in the north Portage Avenue area. Other private schools serve business needs, such as CDI and Booth University College . Wardrop Engineering Wardrop Engineering Inc.

720-847: The Manitoba Centennial Centre , which includes the Manitoba Museum , the Planetarium , the Centennial Concert Hall , and the Winnipeg Railway Museum . Although over 60,000 people work downtown , only 17,190 people live in the area covered by the Downtown Zoning By-Law. There are several residential projects under construction on Waterfront Drive and in the Exchange District, and the residential population of

765-686: The Millennium Library . The area also has the Winnipeg Convention Centre with 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m ) of meeting, exhibition and banquet space. Lakeview Square , the largest mixed-use development downtown in the 1970s, was constructed at the same time as the Convention Centre and completed in 1974. Opened in 2004, the Bell MTS Place is located just south of Portage Avenue and

810-491: The joint-stock Assiniboine and Red River Bridge Company, a subsidiary of the Hudson Bay Company , the Broadway Bridge replaced the Notre Dame Street (Pioneer Avenue) ferry as the first bridge to link Winnipeg to St. Boniface. The Broadway Bridge was a simple iron truss structure, about 270 metres (900 ft) in length, consisting of five 43 metres (140 ft) stationary spans and one swing span . Known as

855-599: The Central Park area. Central Park includes many different ethnicities including Arabs, Vietnamese, Chinese, Ojibway, Filipinos, and African (more than half being African). With the increase in the African population, Central Park has been transforming in recent years. It is now the home to the 'Central Market', with more markets planned to come. Many of the markets will sell handmade fashion and imported African crafts. During warm Saturday nights, live entertainment fills

900-530: The Chinese visible minority group. 40.5% of the area's residents speak neither English nor French (as compared to 1% of Winnipeg as a whole), while 71.1% of residents speak some variant of Chinese (including Cantonese , Mandarin and Chinese not otherwise specified). Downtown Winnipeg has four bridges that directly connect to other Winnipeg neighbourhoods or suburbs across the Red and Assiniboine Rivers . They are

945-467: The City of St. Boniface bought the bridge for $ 59,000, and in 1912, city engineers recommended that a new bridge be built. Broadway Bridge remained in use until the completion of the construction of the Provencher Bridge in 1918, whereafter the Broadway Bridge was demolished. In 1912, engineers of the City of St. Boniface recommended that the Broadway Bridge be replaced by a modern bridge with

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990-810: The Exchange is home to Cinematheque, a small movie theatre located in the Artspace building on Albert Street. The Exchange District's Old Market Square annually hosts the Jazz Winnipeg Festival , the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival , and the Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition . Renovations to Old Market Square completed in 2012 added "The Cube", a $ 1.5 million stage, with a skin made up of 20,000 aluminum links. The stage contains

1035-645: The Main Street Bridge, Midtown Bridge, Osborne Street Bridge, and the Provencher Bridge . One of the first bridges in Winnipeg was the Main-Norwood Bridge. It carries traffic between St. Boniface , St. Vital , and points east from Marion Street. Originally a toll bridge, it carried Winnipeg's first horse-drawn streetcars between downtown and River Avenue in the early 1880s. Osborne Street Bridge connects Osborne Village to

1080-618: The NHL's Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose have played since 2004; and Blue Cross Park , where the American Association 's Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball team have played since 1999. The Winnipeg Walkway system, popularly known as the Winnipeg Skywalk, is a network of pedestrian skyways and tunnels connecting a significant portion of the city centre. Several media organizations have broadcasting studio located in

1125-706: The St. Mary–York–Provencher connection were used for the construction of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights . Construction of the vehicular bridge began on July 20, 2001, and was completed two years later, in September. The vehicular bridge is slightly curved, branching off from a shared abutment on the east, unlike the old bridge which was completely straight and at a slight angle. The concrete vehicular bridge spans 280 metres (920 ft), and includes such features as rock-socketed, steel-jacketed concrete caissons constructed to high elevations which help avoid

1170-477: The air, residents enjoy free Sunday movie screenings to enjoy an evening outdoors. The Knox Centre at Knox United Church presents international films in various languages - with English subtitles - every Thursday evening. The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada . Just one block north is one of Canada's most famous intersections, Portage and Main , the Exchange District comprises 20 city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings , and it

1215-668: The area is just $ 47,268, which is lower than Winnipeg's average employment income of $ 61,164. Current plans are for a new bicycle-pedestrian bridge to connect McFadyen Park with Fort Rouge Park over the Assiniboine River. The bridge would be partly financed by a grant from the Winnipeg Foundation. There are three designs vying for final approval. The Forks is a 99-acre (40 ha) national historic, recreational, cultural, and entertainment area site in downtown Winnipeg, deriving its name from being located where

1260-497: The area is projected to increase substantially in the next few years. The Downtown Winnipeg Zoning By-Law defines the boundaries of the Downtown planning area, and several sectors within it. The downtown census area is slightly smaller, omitting a three-block extension at the north edge. There is also a significantly larger Downtown community area, used for Community Social Data Strategy for Winnipeg. The Waterfront District

1305-548: The downtown area, including television stations CTV , Global , Citytv , and Canadian specialty channel APTN ; and radio stations QX-104 , and 93.7 Nostalgia FM. The television broadcast antennas for CBC Manitoba and ICI Radio-Canada Manitoba are located on the Richardson Building , while Global TV Winnipeg is located on top of 201 Portage Avenue . Border Crossings , an internationally known arts magazine featuring Canadian art, publishes from offices in

1350-404: The downtown core. The first iteration was built in the late 1880s. In the 2010s the bridge was upgraded with a lit wall using LED technology. The Midtown Bridge carries traffic to and from south Winnipeg. It was first opened in September 1955. The Bridge sees upwards of 59,300 vehicles average weekdays. The Provencher Bridge is the third one built. The first version, called the Broadway Bridge,

1395-585: The east. The ferry route was cancelled in 1882 with the opening of the Broadway Bridge. It sank on the Assiniboine River later that same year. Prior to the construction of the first Provencher Bridge was the Broadway Bridge (also known as the St. Boniface Bridge ), which spanned the Red River and linked the cities of Winnipeg and St. Boniface by connecting Provencher Boulevard with Broadway . Built by

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1440-449: The haute cuisine haughtiness of French dining." Downtown Winnipeg Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government , and a number of major attractions and institutions. The City of Winnipeg's official downtown boundaries are:

1485-543: The historic Upper Fort Garry , Hotel Fort Garry , and the Manitoba Legislative Building . Broadway-Assiniboine features the "Assiniboine Riverwalk" and is home to many notable restaurants. The population of Broadway-Assiniboine was 5,270 as of the 2016 Census . The most common transportation method of the people in South Portage is walking, with 31.8%, more than 6.5 times higher than the overall 4.9% for Winnipeg. The average employment income for

1530-456: The issues of spring ice-break-ups and floods. The Esplanade Riel (named for Louis Riel ), the pedestrian portion of the Provencher Bridge, is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge sitting parallel to the vehicular bridge. The construction of Esplanade Riel was added later to the Provencher Bridge project, in August 2002. Completed in 2003, the same year as the vehicular bridge, Esplanade Riel

1575-499: The south end of the property. The design of the Waterfront District also led to a new road system that included Winnipeg’s first roundabout , at the corner of Bannatyne Avenue and Waterfront Drive. Central Park is one of Winnipeg's most densely-populated neighbourhoods with 13,755 people per square km according to the 2001 Census . Seventy per cent of all refugees coming to Winnipeg live downtown, in and around

1620-515: The tallest apartment block in the city. Winnipeg's public transit hub is located on the Graham Avenue Transit Mall , as many bus routes converge there. Formed in 1909, the area is home to many shops and restaurants including Asian grocery stores and an herbal products store. Winnipeg's Chinatown covers 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi) northwest of City Hall and is home to about 600 people, of whom 90% are in

1665-432: The thrust of the 1980s. Wardrop expanded to Toronto, and opened an office to pursue nuclear waste management, fusion energy, environmental challenges, and the aerospace industry. Along the way, the firm changed its name to Wardrop Engineering Inc. To meet the changing needs of the marketplace, Wardrop Applied Systems Inc. was formed to accommodate the development of new prototype designs for industrial applications. The 1990s

1710-806: Was a civil engineering and engineering consulting firm based in Winnipeg . It was acquired by Tetra Tech in 2009. Les Wardrop started Wardrop Engineering in 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Initial projects consisting primarily of public works engineering and residential subdivision servicing. Building upon early successes, Wardrop opened a second office in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay ), Ontario, Canada in 1956. The 1960s saw Wardrop embark upon expansion, diversification and quality. By this time, Wardrop expanded its engineering disciplines to include civil, mechanical, structural, and electrical, with established offices in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, and Regina. It

1755-400: Was a decade of sustainable development, space stations, re-engineering, and an explosion of computer software design tools for real-time industrial process control and information management. The quality and delivery of Wardrop's products were enhanced through advanced in-house management systems, once thought impossible. A Saskatoon office and three new Wardrop companies were launched. Wardrop

1800-438: Was dismantled in 2001 for the opening of the third (current) bridge. The third and current bridge consists of two paired bridges, a vehicular bridge and a pedestrian bridge ( Esplanade Riel ). The City of Winnipeg decided to replace the 90-year old Provencher Bridge with a newer structure, following 2 and a half years of public consultation process. The bridge was designed by primary consultant Wardrop , and architectural design

1845-667: Was in the Winnipeg office, where the firm first started working in the Canadian nuclear industry. The 1970s were a time of growth and maturity. Wardrop launched projects in West Africa and the International Division was created. At the same time, a branch office was established in Edmonton and assignments across Canada grew to include pulp and paper, and solar energy. Computerization and advanced technology were

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1890-466: Was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers , as published in Maclean's magazine, for the years 2003, 2004, 2006 2007, and 2008, and also one of Canada's Top 20 Best Employers for New Canadians for the year of 2008. In January 2009, Tetra Tech acquired Wardrop, expanding Tetra Tech to more than 10,000 staff. Wardrop had several divisions: This article about a Canadian corporation or company

1935-574: Was not engineered correctly and fell into the Red River four days after opening due to ice jams colliding with it. The second version outlived its usefulness and was replaced in the 2000s. The new Provencher Bridge opened to vehicular traffic in December 2003. Located adjacent to the Provencher Bridge is the cable-stayed pedestrian and cycling bridge, Esplanade Riel , opened in 2004. It features space for an indoor restaurant. There are two major sports venues located downtown, Canada Life Centre where

1980-681: Was officially opened in the summer of 2004. It was designed by Architects Guy Préfontaine and Étienne Gaboury , and Colin Douglas Stewart of Wardrop Engineering . The bridge is 5 metres (16 ft) and follows the alignment of the historic Broadway Bridge. The Esplanade Riel features a restaurant in the middle of the bridge. Originally operated by Salisbury House , the restaurant space was home to Chez Sophie Sur Le Pont from summer 2013 to February 2015. The bridge's next tenant, Mon Ami Louis, opened in July 2015 as an "approachable and eschewing

2025-404: Was provided by Guy Préfontaine and Étienne Gaboury . To avoid disruptions the bridges were built in phases. The vehicular bridge was begun in 2001 and completed in 2003. The total project costs reached over $ 72.5 million for both bridges. The vehicular bridge's plan was originally designed to connect York and St. Mary Avenues to Provencher Boulevard , but it was cancelled in 1997. The lands for

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