Provencher Bridge
Provencher Bridge Pont Provencher | |
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Esplanade Riel with the Provencher vehicular bridge to the left | |
| Coordinates | 49°53′27.6″N 97°7′38.0″W / 49.891000°N 97.127222°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles (vehicular bridge); Pedestrians (Esplanade Riel) |
| Crosses | Red River |
| Locale | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Named for | Provencher Boulevard |
| Owner | City of Winnipeg |
| Preceded by |
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| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 280 metres (920 ft) |
| Longest span | 5 |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| History | |
| Architect | Gaboury Prfontaine Perry |
| Engineering design by | Wardrop Engineering |
| Constructed by | M.D. Steele Construction |
| Construction start | 2001 |
| Construction end | September 2003 |
| Location | |
The Provencher Bridge (French: Pont Provencher) is a set of paired bridges — a four-lane vehicular bridge and a suspended pedestrian bridge (called Esplanade Riel) — across the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The bridge links downtown Winnipeg and The Forks historic area with St. Boniface, a Winnipeg community across the Red River. It derived its name from the connecting Boulevard Provencher (Provencher Boulevard).
The vehicular bridge serves Route 57 and is a main connector from downtown Winnipeg to most of the eastern communities in Winnipeg. The speed limit on the bridge is 50 km/h (31 mph).