| Borden Bridge | |
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Old Borden Bridge on Left and New Double Bridge on Right |
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| Official name | Borden Bridge |
| Carries | Pedestrians |
| Crosses | North Saskatchewan River |
| Locale | Corman Park No. 344 / Great Bend No. 405, near Borden, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Designer | C.J. Mackenzie |
| Design | Rainbow Open Arch Bridge |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| Opened | November, 1936 |
| Closed | 1985 |
Borden Bridge is an abandoned arch bridge that spans across the North Saskatchewan River near Borden, Saskatchewan, Canada. The bridge used to carry Saskatchewan Highway 16, but is still open to foot traffic.
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The bridge was constructed as a "make-work" project during the Great Depression. It was built in 1936 by the contractor R.J. Arrand Construction Co.[1] and was designed by Chalmers Jack (C. J.) MacKenzie (on leave from being Dean of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan). Plans from 1929 called for a steel segmental truss bridge, however these were abandoned for a more labour intensive concrete bridge employing local farmers in the region.
In 1985 the bridge was closed to traffic. In 2007 the bridge was sold by the provincial government to Orville Middleton at a cost of $33,000; he indicated that his plans were to turn the bridge into a dance hall. [2] The Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage Society expressed strong concern over this proposed use for the bridge. [3]