| Esplanade Riel | |
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Esplanade Riel pedestrian bridge |
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| Official name | Esplanade Riel |
| Crosses | Red River |
| Locale | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Maintained by | City of Winnipeg |
| Designer | Colin Douglas Stewart and Étienne Gaboury |
| Design | Side-spar cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 197 m |
| Width | 7 m |
| Number of spans | 2 |
| Construction begin | 2003 |
| Construction end | 2004 |
The Esplanade Riel is a pedestrian bridge located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, designed by Colin Douglas Stewart of Wardrop Engineering and the architect Étienne Gaboury, and completed in 2003[1][2]. It spans the Red River connecting downtown Winnipeg with St. Boniface. It is paired with a vehicular bridge, Provencher Bridge. The bridge is one of a few in the world has a restaurant (Salisbury House) on it, giving patrons an excellent view of the river and the bridge's structure. The Esplanade Riel has become a landmark and is used in many promotional materials. The bridge itself is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge. The original drawing, stamped by Colin Douglas Stewart, rests in the Engineering building of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.