Albert Memorial Bridge: Municipal Heritage Property Plaque
THE
ALBERT MEMORIAL
BRIDGE
THIS BRIDGE WAS BUILT AS AN UNEMPLOYMENT
RELIEF PROJECT DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION
AND WAS FORMERLY OPENED ON NOVEMBER 10, 1930,
BY PREMIER J.T.M. ANDERSON. IT WAS DEDICATED
AS A MEMORIAL TO THE SASKATCHEWAN SOLDIERS
WHO FELL IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
THE BRIDGE WAS DESIGNED BY THE FIRM OF
PUNTIN, O'LEARY AND COXALL, AND IS NOTED FOR
ITS GLAZED TERRA-COTTA BALUSTERS AND LAMP
STANDARDS DESIGNED IN AN EGYPTIAN MOTIF, AND
ALSO FOR ITS DECORATIVE RELIEF PANELS.
THE PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED ON THE OCCASSION
OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF THE PROVINCE
OF SASKATCHEWAN.
CITY OF REGINA
1985