Rebuilt span will keep Traffic Bridge name, Saskatoon council decides

Saskatoon city council voted to keep the name Traffic Bridge on the rebuilt river span, but kept open the possibility of a separate name for its walkways.
For Coun. Darren Hill, that represented a partial victory after he spoke strongly Tuesday in favour of keeping the bridge name, rather than considering a request to rename the bridge to honour reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
Hill noted the 1907 structure first earned the name as the city’s first bridge for pedestrians and vehicle