Bridge Name: | Fort Edmonton Footbridge |
Official Name: | Fort Edmonton Footbridge |
Carries: | Pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses: | North Saskatchewan River |
Locale: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Maint: | City of Edmonton |
Designer: | HFKS Architects |
Engineering: | CH2M Hill |
Design: | Suspension bridge |
Material: | Concrete |
Spans: | 3 |
Pierswater: | 2 |
Mainspan: | 138m (453feet)[1] |
Length: | 246m (807feet) |
Width: | 5m (16feet) |
Begin: | August 2008 |
Complete: | November 2010 |
Open: | June 18, 2011 |
Coordinates: | 53.4953°N -113.5906°W |
The Fort Edmonton Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Led by CH2M Hill and designed by HFKS Architects, it is the city's first suspension bridge.[2] [3] [4] The bridge is located southwest of Fort Edmonton Park and connects to the existing multi-use trail system with the new park land on the west side of the river. It officially opened on June 18, 2011.[5]