Tawatinâ Bridge

The Tawatinâ Bridge (/dəˈwɑːtɪnaʊ/ də-WAH-tin-now)[1] is an extradosed LRT bridge crossing the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta. Below the concrete box girder spans is a suspended eight-meter wide shared-use path, which was opened to the public on December 12, 2021.[2] It will be part of Edmonton Transit Service's Valley Line extension, which is scheduled to open on November 4, 2023.[3] [4] The Tawatinâ Bridge consists of two railway tracks (one northbound towards Downtown Edmonton, one southbound towards Mill Woods).

Tawatinâ Bridge construction

Tawatinâ means "valley" in Cree.[5] The bridge features 400 pieces of art by Métis artist David Garneau, Indigenous artists, and Regina artist Madhu Kumar with other non Indigenous artists.[6] These are fixed to the underside of the box girder and visible from the multi-user pathway.

See also

References
  1. "Construction Activities in 2017". TransED Valley Line LRT. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. "Dozens of Edmontonians flock to new Tawatinâ Bridge pedestrian walkway for grand opening - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  3. "Tawatinâ Bridge deck completion marks another milestone for Edmonton Valley Line LRT". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. "Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast LRT set to open Nov. 4". CBC. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. Lagesse, Nina. "New Tawatinâ Bridge an important act of reconciliation". The Gateway. No. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. "Artist invites input for Edmonton's Tawatinâ Bridge Art Project". Alberta Native News. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2021-03-14.

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