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 in 2022 (tentative).[3] The Tawatinâ Bridge consists of two railway tracks (one northbound towards Downtown Edmonton, one southbound towards Mill Woods).
Tawatinâ means "valley" in Cree.[4] The bridge features 400 pieces of art by Métis artist David Garneau, Indigenous artists, and Regina artist Madhu Kumar with other non Indigenous artists.[5] These are fixed to the underside of the box girder and visible from the multi-user pathway.
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References
- ^ "Construction Activities in 2017". TransED Valley Line LRT. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Dozens of Edmontonians flock to new Tawatinâ Bridge pedestrian walkway for grand opening - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Tawatinâ Bridge deck completion marks another milestone for Edmonton Valley Line LRT". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Lagesse, Nina. "New Tawatinâ Bridge an important act of reconciliation". The Gateway. No. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Artist invites input for Edmonton's Tawatinâ Bridge Art Project". Alberta Native News. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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