The Fort Edmonton Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows event ...
in
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
,
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
,
Canada
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. Led by
CH2M Hill
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and designed by HFKS Architects, it is the city's first suspension bridge. The bridge is located southwest of
Fort Edmonton Park
Fort Edmonton Park (sometimes referred to as "Fort Edmonton") is an attraction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Named for the first enduring European post in the area of modern-day Edmonton, the park is the largest living history museum in Canada by ...
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.
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List of crossings of the North Saskatchewan River
This is a list of crossings of the North Saskatchewan River in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta from the river's confluence with the South Saskatchewan River upstream to its source.
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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References
External links
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Fort Edmonton Footbridge Project page
Bridges in Edmonton
Bridges completed in 2010
Pedestrian bridges in Alberta
Suspension bridges in Canada
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