I’ve been working on putting together new prints of the Victoria Bridge.  In September I have the opportunity to hang these photos as Moka coffee bar in Saskatoon, and I wanted to focus on the old steel bridge.  These will be a collection of shots ranging from 2009 to present, with the bridge in various states of beauty, function, and ultimately destruction.  This load limit sign is relatively iconic for anyone who regularly drove over the bridge from the Spadina Crescent side.

“load limit” is a photo from January 9th, 2016 – one day before two of it’s spans were demolished with explosives.  Although it may be hard to appreciate in this photo , the far end of the bridge (including last span and access roadway) are missing.  If you look hard enough you can see one of the workers preparing the bridge for partial demolition the following day.  I believe that the current load limit is likely lower than what is advertised here.

The Photograph

My initial choice for this image was in colour as I felt it helped the Load Limit sign to really pop with all of that yellow, and the wear and tear on that lower bar are highlighted.

But in the end, I went with the black and white for a print of the scene to be more in keeping with the other large format prints I was making at the time.  But that being said, the colour version would print also look great in on paper.

The Print

As always my prints are numbered editions, signed and printed on lustre photo paper.  Price depends on size and framing options.  $50 from the sale of each print is donated to the Red Cross.