Quesnell Bridge

Quesnell Bridge

Quesnell Bridge looking south
Coordinates 53°30′24″N 113°34′00.5″W / 53.50667°N 113.566806°W / 53.50667; -113.566806Coordinates: 53°30′24″N 113°34′00.5″W / 53.50667°N 113.566806°W / 53.50667; -113.566806
Carries Motor vehicles, pedestrians
Crosses North Saskatchewan River
Locale Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Maintained by City of Edmonton
Characteristics
Total length 319.8 metres (1,049 ft)[1]
History
Opened 1968
Quesnell Bridge
Location in Edmonton

The Quesnell Bridge is a girder bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of Edmonton's largest freeway, Whitemud Drive. On average 120,000 cars pass over the bridge every day.[2]

Construction

In 2008, the city announced a project to widen the bridge, Whitemud Drive, and Fox Drive. It is said that it will hold the city's capacity for the next 50 years as it expands. It was completed in September 2011. In August 2010 during excavation for a sewer-pipeline line several fossils were unearthed about 27 m (88.6 ft) below ground level. They are believed to be fossils from two extinct species the Edmontosaurus and the Albertosaurus.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Quesnell Bridge at Structurae
  2. ↑ "Quesnell Bridge & Whitemud Drive Widening & Rehabilitation Project". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  3. ↑ Sunger, Sonia (23 August 2010). "Local dinosaur find generates a flurry of excitement". CTV Edmonton. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Landry, Frank (23 August 2010). "Edmonton crews find dinosaur bones deep under the city". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
Preceded by
Fort Edmonton Footbridge		 Bridge across the
North Saskatchewan River 		Succeeded by
Pedestrian bridge
Preceded by
Anthony Henday Drive Highway Bridge		 Road bridge across the
North Saskatchewan River 		Succeeded by
Groat Bridge


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