McDonald Bridge (Saskatoon)
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The McDonald Bridge is a Canadian railway bridge that spans the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
The bridge was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway and is unofficially referred to by locals as the CP Railway Bridge, the CPR Bridge', the 33rd Street Railway Bridge and, simply, The Railway Bridge. The city's second rail bridge, to avoid confusion, is generally known as the Grand Trunk Bridge or CN Railway Bridge.
The McDonald Bridge is part of the CP rail line to its Sutherland rail yards. It is unusual for a rail bridge in that it includes a pedestrian walkway, allowing users to cross between the west side of the bridge, which is adjacent to a park, and the east side, near the University of Saskatchewan campus, Innovation Place Research Park research park, and Preston Crossing retail centre.
The bridge is referred to on page 1 of Farley Mowat's 1961 novella, Owls in the Family; Mowat refers to the bridge by a variation of its nickname, The Railroad Bridge.
