Louise Bridge

The Louise Bridge crosses the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Louise Bridge
Louise Bridge and Downtown West End
Coordinates	51.05116°N 114.08490°W
Carries	4 lanes of 10th Street SW, pedestrians
Crosses	Bow River
Locale	Calgary
Maintained by	City of Calgary
Characteristics
Total length	172 meters (564 ft)[1]
Width	19.6 meters (64 ft)
Piers in water	4
History
Opened	1921
Location

The bridge connects Downtown West End with Memorial Drive and Kensington. It is configured with reversible lanes to accommodate higher traffic into Downtown during the early morning hours, and higher outbound traffic during the afternoon commute.

History

The bridge was built in 1921 and originally it carried street car and pedestrian traffic. It was named after Louise Cushing, daughter of William Henry Cushing, Calgary mayor from 1900 to 1901.[2]

The bridge was rehabilitated in 1995, with a design conceived by Simpson Roberts Wappel, at a cost of $5.1 million.[1] It carries a daily traffic of 26,000 vehicles.

Design

The bridge is a reinforced concrete structure built on five wall arched spans. It has a length of 172 meters (564 ft), with each span measuring 32 meters (105 ft).[1] The total width of the bridge is 19.6 meters (64 ft).

See also

• List of bridges in Calgary

Sources

1. "Rehabilitation of Historic Hillhurst (Louise) Bridge" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
2. "Hon. William Henry Cushing". Retrieved 2009-09-07.