Tawatinâ Bridge
The Tawatinâ Bridge (/dəˈwɑːtɪnaʊ/ də-WAH-tin-now) 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. It is part of Edmonton Transit Service's Valley Line extension, which opened on November 4, 2023. The Tawatinâ Bridge consists of two railway tracks (one northbound towards Downtown Edmonton, one southbound towards Mill Woods).
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Tawatinâ Bridge under construction in September 2020 | |
| Coordinates | 53°32′24.9″N 113°28′37.9″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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Tawatinâ means "valley" in Cree. The bridge features 400 pieces of art by Métis artist David Garneau, Indigenous artists, and Regina artist Madhu Kumar with other non-indigenous artists. These are fixed to the underside of the box girder and visible from the multi-user pathway.