The fascinating history behind one of Calgary’s oldest bridges

The fascinating history behind one of Calgary’s oldest bridges

If you’ve ever travelled from north Calgary into downtown, chances are you’ve crossed the Centre Street Bridge, which has quite an incredible history.  According to the Alberta Register of Historic Places, the bridge was built between 1915 and 1916 and was constructed to replace an earlier crossing over the Bow River. It was designed by John F. Greene, who later designed the city’s Mission and Hillhurst bridges. Greene designed many bridges acro…