Tawatinâ Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 53°32′24.9″N 113°28′37.9″W / 53.540250°N 113.477194°W |
Carries | Two tracks of the Edmonton LRT; public walkway supported beneath the bridge |
Crosses | North Saskatchewan River |
Locale | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Official name | Tawatinâ Bridge |
Maintained by | City of Edmonton |
Characteristics | |
Design | Extradosed bridge |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 260 m (850 ft) |
Width | 11 m (36 ft) |
Longest span | 110 m (360 ft) |
No. of spans | 3 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Designer | Arup |
Engineering design by | Arup |
Opened | December 12, 2021 |
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References | |
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The Tawatinâ Bridge ( /dəˈwɑːtɪnaʊ/ də-WAH-tin-now) [3] is an extradosed LRT bridge crossing the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta. Below the concrete box girder spans is a suspended eight-metre-wide shared-use path, which was opened to the public on December 12, 2021. [4] It is part of Edmonton Transit Service's Valley Line extension, which opened on November 4, 2023. [5] [6] The Tawatinâ Bridge consists of two railway tracks (one northbound towards Downtown Edmonton, one southbound towards Mill Woods).
Tawatinâ means "valley" in Cree. [7] The bridge features about 550 pieces of art by Métis artist David Garneau, Indigenous artists, and Regina artist Madhu Kumar with other non-indigenous artists. [8] These are fixed to the underside of the box girder and visible from the multi-user pathway.
Tawatinâ Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 53°32′24.9″N 113°28′37.9″W / 53.540250°N 113.477194°W |
Carries | Two tracks of the Edmonton LRT; public walkway supported beneath the bridge |
Crosses | North Saskatchewan River |
Locale | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Official name | Tawatinâ Bridge |
Maintained by | City of Edmonton |
Characteristics | |
Design | Extradosed bridge |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 260 m (850 ft) |
Width | 11 m (36 ft) |
Longest span | 110 m (360 ft) |
No. of spans | 3 |
Piers in water | 2 |
History | |
Designer | Arup |
Engineering design by | Arup |
Opened | December 12, 2021 |
Location | |
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References | |
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The Tawatinâ Bridge ( /dəˈwɑːtɪnaʊ/ də-WAH-tin-now) [3] is an extradosed LRT bridge crossing the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta. Below the concrete box girder spans is a suspended eight-metre-wide shared-use path, which was opened to the public on December 12, 2021. [4] It is part of Edmonton Transit Service's Valley Line extension, which opened on November 4, 2023. [5] [6] The Tawatinâ Bridge consists of two railway tracks (one northbound towards Downtown Edmonton, one southbound towards Mill Woods).
Tawatinâ means "valley" in Cree. [7] The bridge features about 550 pieces of art by Métis artist David Garneau, Indigenous artists, and Regina artist Madhu Kumar with other non-indigenous artists. [8] These are fixed to the underside of the box girder and visible from the multi-user pathway.