The City of Calgary has a number of bridges, spanning the two main rivers that cross the city, Bow River and Elbow River, as well as some other geographical and physical features.
The first building in Calgary was erected in 1874 by Alexis Cardinal, at the request of Fr Constantine Scollen, an Oblate missionary priest, at the confluence of the two rivers.
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The Bow River enters the city from west, winds around downtown, then runs south. From west to south, the following structures cross the river.
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearspaw Dam | Utility | 1954 | Dam on Calgary's west limits, east of Bearspaw; built in 1954,[1] owned and maintained by TransAlta | |||
| Stoney Trail Bridge | Stoney Trail | 476 m | Between Trans Canada Highway and Tuscany; lower deck is pedestrian, connecting the south and north Bow River pathways | |||
| 85 St SW Bridge | 85 Street SW | Between Bowness and Scenic Acres | ||||
| Bowness Pedestrian Bridge | Pathway | Connects Bow River pathways between Bowmont Park Natural Area and Bowness | ||||
| Bowness Railway Bridge | Canadian Pacific Railway | |||||
| John Hextall Bridge | Pedestrian/Cycle | 1911 | Between Bowness and Montgomery; parallels Shouldice Bridge and is used for pedestrian and bicycle traffic only; originally carried a streetcar. | |||
| Shouldice Bridge | Bowness Road NW | Between Bowness, Shouldice Park and Montgomery | ||||
| TCH Bridge | Trans-Canada Highway | Between Sarcee Trail and Montgomery | ||||
| Edworthy Park Bridge | Pedestrian | Pedestrian alley in Edworthy Park, between the Bow River pathways | ||||
| Crowchild Trail Bridge | Crowchild Trail | Between Shaganappi and Kensington, lower pedestrian deck connects pathways on each side of the river | ||||
| 14 St SW Bridge | 14 St SW | Between Kensington and Sunalta |
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Bridge | 10 Street SW | 172 m | 1921 | Connects Downtown West End with Memorial Drive and Kensington; named after Louise Cushing, daughter of William Henry Cushing, Calgary mayor from 1900 to 1901[2] | ||
| Sunnyside C-Train Bridge | C-Train Route 201 and pedestrian (lower deck) | Between Sunnyside and 8 Street SW stations; lower deck is a pedestrian walkway | ||||
| Peace Bridge | Pedestrian | 125 m | 2011 | Under construction,[3] between Downtown and Sunnyside | ||
| Prince's Island Causeway | Pedestrian and service road | Connects Eau Claire Park pathway with west part of Prince's Island Park, provides access to Enmax stage | ||||
| Prince's Island Bridge | Pedestrian | Connects Prince's Island Park with Sunnyside, also crosses Memorial Drive | ||||
| Jaipur Bridge | Pedestrian | Connects Prince's Island Park with Eau Claire | ||||
| Prince's Island Bridge East End | Pedestrian pathway | Connects eastern Prince's Island Park with Eau Claire and Chinatown | ||||
| Centre Street Bridge | Centre Street | 178 m | 1916 | Connects Downtown Calgary to Crescent Heights; lower deck connects Chinatown to Memorial Drive | ||
| 4th Avenue Flyover | 4th Avenue SE | 1972 | Connects Memorial Drive to Downtown Calgary | |||
| 5th Avenue Flyover | 5th Avenue SE | Connects Downtown Calgary to Memorial Drive, Crescent Heights and Bridgeland. | ||||
| Langevin Bridge | Edmonton Trail | 1910 | Connects Bridgeland to Downtown Calgary; south terminus of Edmonton Trail; named for Sir Hector Langevin[4] | |||
| C-Train SE/Bridgeland Bridge | C-Train Route 202 | Between 3 Street SE and Bridgeland/Memorial stations | ||||
| St. Patrick's Island Bridge | Bow River pathways | Connects Downtown East Village, Fort Calgary and Bow River pathways with St Patrick Island and Calgary Zoo; new project to cross to Bridgeland[5] | ||||
| Baines Bridge | Zoo Road | Connects Calgary Zoo and Bridgeland | ||||
| Zoo Bridge (W) | Calgary Zoo pathway | Connects main Calgary Zoo exhibits with the Prehistoric Park | ||||
| Zoo Bridge (E) | Calgary Zoo pathway | Connects main Calgary Zoo exhibits with the Canadian Wilds | ||||
| St. Georges Zoo Bridge | 12 St SE | Connects Calgary Zoo with Inglewood | ||||
| Canadian Pacific Bridge (Nose Creek) | Canadian Pacific Railway | Railroad bridge |
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing Bridge | Blackfoot Trail SE / International Avenue | Connects Inglewood with Forest Lawn; named after William Henry Cushing, Calgary mayor from 1900 to 1901[2] | ||||
| Canadian Pacific Bridge (Alyth) | Canadian Pacific Railway | Railroad bridge, connects main tracks with CPR Alyth Yard | ||||
| Bonnybrook Bridge | Ogden Road SE | Connects Alyth with Foothills Industrial Park | ||||
| Calf Robe Bridge | Deerfoot Trail | Connects Deerfoot trail from Glenmore Trail to Paigan Road; named after Ben Calf Robe, a Siksika chief | ||||
| Canadian National Bridge | CN Railway | Connects Canadian Pacific Railway to Canadian National Railway | ||||
| Graves Bridge | Glenmore Trail | Connects Alyth to Riverbend and Ogden, leads to Highway 8 east; twinned in 2009[6] | ||||
| Southland Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | Connects Southland Drive and Acadia to Riverbend | ||||
| Lafarge Bridge | Road | Connects Lafarge cement plant to Douglasglen | ||||
| Ivor Strong Bridge | Deerfoot Trail | Connects Maple Ridge to Douglasdale at the Anderson Road alignment; named after John Ivor Strong, Chief Commissioner for the City of Calgary from 1965 to 1971 | ||||
| Douglasdale Park Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | Connects Douglasdale Park to Queensland | ||||
| McKenzie Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | Connects Deer Ridge with McKenzie Lake | ||||
| Marquis de Lorne Bridge | Highway 22X | 2009[7] | Connects Marquis de Lorne Trail m from Sundance and Chaparral across Fish Creek Provincial Park to McKenzie Lake and Cranston | |||
| Dunbow Road Bridge | Highway 2 | Connects Deerfoot Trail to Macleod Trail south of Calgary, between Auburn Bay and Heritage Pointe |
The Elbow River enters the city in the south-west, then turns north and merges into the Bow River immediately east of downtown. From west to north, the following structures cross the river.
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 8 Bridge | Highway 8 | Highway 8 named Glenmore Trail east of this point | ||||
| Weaselhead Road Bridge | Weasel Head Road | Bridge for road traffic, inside the limits of the Tsuu T'ina Nation reserve | ||||
| Weaselhead Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | Bridge just west of Weaslehead Natural Area, inside the limits of Tsuu T'ina Nation reserve | ||||
| Glenmore Trail bridge | Glenmore Trail | Crosses the Glenmore Reservoir | ||||
| Glenmore Dam | Pedestrian, maintenance road | 1933 | Dam, created Glenmore Reservoir, allows pedestrian access and maintenance vehicles (no public vehicle access) along Glenmore Bridge Rd. | |||
| Altadore Park Bridge | Pedestrian | Connects Altadore Park (in Altadore) and Riverdale Park (in Britannia) | ||||
| Elbow Park Britannia Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | Connects Elbow River bike and pathway; between Elbow Park and Britannia | ||||
| Elbow Drive Bridge | Elbow Drive | Connects the neighbourhoods of Elbow Park and Britannia | ||||
| Elbow Park Roxboro Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | Connects Elbow River bike and pathway; between Elbow Park and Roxboro | ||||
| 4 St SW Bridge | 4 Street SW | Connects the neighbourhoods of Mission and Roxboro | ||||
| Scollen Bridge | 25 Avenue SW | Connects the neighbourhoods of Mission and Erlton | ||||
| 21 Ave SW Talisman Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | Between 21 Ave SW and the Talisman Centre grounds | ||||
| 19 Ave SW Talisman Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | Between 19 Ave SW (behind St. Mary's Cathedral and the Talisman Centre grounds | ||||
| Pattison Bridge | Macleod Trail South | Between Mission and Talisman Centre, named for John George Pattison, Victoria Cross recipient of the 50th Battalion, CEF.[8] | ||||
| Victoria Bridge | Macleod Trail North | Between Mission and Talisman Centre | ||||
| Macleod Train Bridge | C-Train | Between Mission and Talisman Centre | ||||
| Stampede Trail Bridge | Stampede Trail SE | Provides entry into the Calgary Stampede grounds and access to the Stampede Grandstand | ||||
| Stampede Ground Bridge | maintenance road | Provides acceess Calgary Stampede ground buildings | ||||
| Stampede Ground Bridge | maintenance road | Provides acceess Calgary Stampede ground buildings | ||||
| Saddledome Trail Bridge | Pedestrian | Provides entry into the Calgary Stampede grounds and access to the Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| Agriculture Trail Bridge | Agriculture Trail SE | Service road from Calgary Stampede grounds | ||||
| Macdonald Avenue Bridge | Macdonald Avenue SE | Connects the neighbourhoods of Victoria Park and Ramsay | ||||
| Canadian Pacific Rail Bridge (Inglewood) | Canadian Pacific Railway | Connects the Canadian Pacific Railway downtown yard with the CPR Alyth Yard | ||||
| Inglewood Bridge | 9 Avenue SE | Connects Downtown East Village to Inglewood |
Fish Creek flows from west to east in the south part of the city, through the Fish Creek Provincial Park. It merges into the Bow River in the South-East quadrant of the city.
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 St SW Bridge | 37 St SW | Connects the neighbourhoods of Woodbine and Evergreen | ||||
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 1 | Pathway | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park | ||||
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 2 | Pathway | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park | ||||
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 3 | Pathway | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park | ||||
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 4 | Pathway | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park | ||||
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 5 | Pathway | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park | ||||
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 6 | Pathway | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park | ||||
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 7 | Pathway | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park | ||||
| CPR Bridge (Fish Creek) | Canadian Pacific Railway | Also carriers C-Train tracks | ||||
| Macleod Trail Bridge | Macleod Trail | Connects the neighbourhoods of Canyon Meadows and Lake Bonavista to Shawnee Slopes and Midnapore | ||||
| Bow Bottom Bridge | Bow Bottom Trail SW | Connects the neighbourhoods of Deer Run and Parkland to Sikome Lake and Fish Creek Provincial Park |
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