Quesnell Bridge
Quesnell Bridge | |
|---|---|
Quesnell Bridge looking south | |
| Coordinates | 53°30′24″N 113°34′00.5″W / 53.50667°N 113.566806°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | North Saskatchewan River |
| Locale | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Maintained by | City of Edmonton |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 319.8 m (1,049 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | November 19, 1968 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 123,012 (2023) |
| Location | |
The Quesnell Bridge is a girder bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of Edmonton's southern freeway, Whitemud Drive. An average of 120,000 cars pass over the bridge every day. The bridge connects the communities of Brookside and Brander Gardens on the south end to Quesnell Heights and Laurier Heights on the north end. The bridge is the widest road bridge in Edmonton with 8 total lanes (4 westbound and 4 eastbound)
Located directly to the southeast of the bridge's southern head is the Talus Dome, a public sculpture comprising roughly 1000 silver balls that was erected in 2011 at the cost of $600,000.