[3] The bridge has a deck measuring 16 feet (4.9 m) wide; though initially open to two-way vehicular traffic, it was closed to vehicles in 1974, remaining accessible to only pedestrians and cyclists ever since.

[3] At this time, a seasonal pontoon bridge allowed people access from Jubilee Avenue to the park’s entrance in what was then the Rural Municipality of St.

[4][5] In 1912, Winnipeg Street Railway figured a better idea for their business would be to subdivide the park's land for residential development.

[6] A full-page ad in the Winnipeg Free Press in May 1912 had a diagram showing the new bridge with the park street-car line loop ending on the Jubilee side of the Red River and advertising "[f]ive minute [street]car service to the city.

[9][clarification needed] The bridge was opened on 24 May 1914, and was accessible to two-way vehicular traffic—despite its deck being only 16 feet (4.9 m) wide.

[2] During the summer of that year, the bridge was temporarily closed as result of a repair project that involved replacing the wood under asphalt.