Reconciliation Bridge

Reconciliation Bridge
Reconciliation Bridge
Reconciliation Bridge in 2010
Coordinates51°03′00″N 114°03′08″W / 51.04995°N 114.05219°W / 51.04995; -114.05219
CarriesEdmonton Trail
CrossesBow River
LocaleCalgary
Other name(s)4th Street NW Bridge
Langevin Bridge (1910-2017)
Maintained byCity of Calgary
Characteristics
MaterialSteel and Concrete
No. of spans2
History
Construction end1909
Opened1910
Statistics
Daily traffic11,000 (2022)[1]
Location
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The Reconciliation Bridge (formerly the Langevin Bridge) is a through truss bridge in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It connects Downtown Calgary with north-central Calgary communities such as Bridgeland and Crescent Heights, by spanning the Bow River between 4th Avenue South and Memorial Drive.

The bridge is part of the Bow River pathway system.

On January 23, 2017, Calgary City Council voted to change the name from Langevin Bridge to the Reconciliation Bridge.[2]

  1. ^ "Traffic volume flow maps". www.calgary.ca. January 18, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Langevin Bridge gets a new name: Reconciliaton Bridge". Calgary City News Blog: A City of Calgary News Blog. City of Calgary. January 25, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.