Dudley B. Menzies Bridge

The Dudley B. Menzies Bridge is a dedicated LRT bridge crossing the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Named after Edmonton engineer and politician Dudley Blair Menzies, the bridge was the "first concrete segmental box girder bridge in Western Canada".^[2] The main deck carries two tracks of the LRT system connecting Government Centre station and the University station. A walkway for pedestrians and bicycles hangs beneath the main spans of the bridge over the river.

Dudley B. Menzies Bridge
Coordinates	53.530574°N 113.512098°W / 53.530574; -113.512098
Carries	Two tracks of the Edmonton LRT; public walkway supported beneath the bridge
Crosses	North Saskatchewan River
Locale	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Official name	Dudley B. Menzies Bridge
Named for	Dudley Blair Menzies
Characteristics
Total length	530 m (1,740 ft)
Width	10 m (33 ft)
History
Construction cost	$13.3 million[1]
Opened	August 1992
Location

v t e Edmonton LRT
Legend
CN lines Clareview Highway 15 50 Street 137 Avenue D.L. MacDonald Yard Belvedere CN lines Highway 16 Yellowhead Trail Wayne Gretzky Drive Blatchford Gate Coliseum NAIT/Blatchford Market 118 Avenue Kingsway/Royal Alex CN Spur End MacEwan Stadium 102 Street to Lewis Farms (2028) Churchill Quarters Central Bay/Enterprise Square Tawatinâ Bridge over North Saskatchewan River Corona Muttart Government Centre Strathearn Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over North Saskatchewan River Holyrood University Bonnie Doon Health Sciences/Jubilee Avonmore McKernan/Belgravia Mill Creek Belgravia Road Davies South Campus/ Fort Edmonton Park 75 Street 111 Street southbound lane Gerry Wright OMF Southgate Highway 14 Whitemud Drive Highway 2 Whitemud Drive Millbourne/Woodvale Century Park Grey Nuns Mill Woods
Key Capital Line Valley Line Metro Line CN tracks All stations are accessible

The American Concrete Institute recognized the joint venture company that built the Dudley B. Menzies Bridge with an Award of Excellence for Design and Construction in Concrete.^[2]

Gallery

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  Dudley B. Menzies Bridge in front of High Level Bridge, May 2005
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  Dudley B. Menzies Bridge, September 2006
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  South pier of High Level Bridge, with Dudley B. Menzies Bridge in distance, May 2008
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  Dudley B. Menzies Bridge with High Level Bridge behind, June 2009
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  High Level Bridge and Dudley B. Menzies Bridge from the north bank, Winter 2009
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  A Light-Rail Transit train crossing the Dudley B. Menzies Bridge, Winter 2012
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  A plaque on one of the piers

See also

• List of crossings of the North Saskatchewan River
• Dudley Blair Menzies
• List of bridges in Canada

References

1. Herzog, Lawrence (December 18, 2003). "The LRT at 25". Edmonton Real Estate Weekly. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005.
2. "Dudley Menzies Bridge - Light Rail Transit Bridge Over The North Saskatchewan River". PCL. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

External links

• Dudley B. Menzies Bridge at Structurae

Preceded by Rocky Mountain House Railway Bridge	Rail bridge across the North Saskatchewan River	Succeeded by High Level Bridge
Preceded by Groat Bridge	Bridge across the North Saskatchewan River