William R. Bennett Bridge

William R. Bennett Bridge
The bridge seen from Kelowna City Park
Coordinates49°52′47″N 119°30′43″W / 49.879648°N 119.511852°W / 49.879648; -119.511852
Carries5 lanes of Highway 97, pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesOkanagan Lake
LocaleKelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Official nameWilliam R. Bennett Bridge
Maintained byProtrans WRB Bridge (SNC-Lavalin)
Characteristics
DesignPontoon bridge
Longest span44 metres (144 ft)
Clearance below18 metres (59 ft)
History
OpenedMay 25, 2008
Statistics
Daily traffic50,000 vehicles
Location
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The William R. Bennett Bridge is a pontoon bridge in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Completed on May 25, 2008, the bridge replaced the older Okanagan Lake Bridge built in 1958 to link Downtown Kelowna to West Kelowna across Okanagan Lake as part of Highway 97.

On April 21, 2005, Premier Gordon Campbell officially renamed the bridge, then the Okanagan Lake Bridge, the William R. Bennett Bridge in honour of former premier Bill Bennett, a native of Kelowna.