Terwillegar Park Footbridge Explained

Bridge Name:Terwillegar Park Footbridge
Official Name:Terwillegar Park Footbridge
Carries:Pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses:North Saskatchewan River
Locale:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Maint:City of Edmonton
Designer:Stantec
Design:Stressed ribbon bridge
Material:Concrete
Spans:3
Pierswater:2
Length:262m (860feet)
Begin:August 2014
Open:October 21, 2016
Coordinates:53.4811°N -113.5981°W

The Terwillegar Park Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At 262m (860feet) 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 cost $24.5 million CAD.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edmonton footbridge nearing completion part of a rare breed . Mah . Bill . April 15, 2016 . Edmonton Journal . Postmedia Network . October 21, 2016.
  2. Web site: 'Fantastic' Terwillegar footbridge opens in river valley . October 21, 2016 . CBC News . October 21, 2016.
  3. Web site: Deck panel installation begins on Terwillegar Park Footbridge . Bartko . Karen . April 15, 2016 . Globalnews.ca . October 21, 2016.
  4. Web site: Two Edmonton bridges now spanned in concrete . Neary . Derek . June 17, 2016 . Journal of Commerce . October 21, 2016.