Terwillegar Park Footbridge

Terwillegar Park Footbridge
Coordinates 53°28′52″N 113°35′53″W / 53.48111°N 113.59806°W / 53.48111; -113.59806Coordinates: 53°28′52″N 113°35′53″W / 53.48111°N 113.59806°W / 53.48111; -113.59806
Carries Pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses North Saskatchewan River
Locale Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Official name Terwillegar Park Footbridge
Maintained by City of Edmonton
Characteristics
Design Stressed ribbon bridge
Material Concrete
Total length 262 m (860 ft)
Number of spans 3
Piers in water 2
History
Designer Stantec
Construction begin August 2014
Opened October 21, 2016

The Terwillegar Park Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At 262 metres (860 ft) in length, it is the longest stressed ribbon bridge in Canada and second longest in the world after the David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge in Escondido, California, United States.[1] The bridge is a first for the city and was built to connect Terwillegar Park in the southern side with Oleskiw River Valley Park on the north side of the river. It opened to the public on October 21, 2016.[2]

Design

The surface of the bridge consists of 86 precast deck panels, each being approximately 2.64 metres long and 5.3 metres wide. The panels are held by 162 individual steel cables that are anchored on each side of the bridge.[3][4] The bridge costed $24.5 million CAD.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mah, Bill (April 15, 2016). "Edmonton footbridge nearing completion part of a rare breed". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "'Fantastic' Terwillegar footbridge opens in river valley". CBC News. October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bartko, Karen (April 15, 2016). "Deck panel installation begins on Terwillegar Park Footbridge". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Neary, Derek (June 17, 2016). "Two Edmonton bridges now spanned in concrete". Journal of Commerce. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
Preceded by
Anthony Henday Drive Highway Bridge		 Bridge across the
North Saskatchewan River 		Succeeded by
Fort Edmonton Footbridge


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