George C. King Bridge

The George C. King Bridge (formerly known as the St. Patrick's Island Bridge and colloquially known as the Skipping Stone Bridge) is a pedestrian bridge that spans the Bow River just northeast of Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The bridge connects the neighbourhoods of East Village to the south and Bridgeland to the north, with access from the bridge to St. Patrick's Island Park in the middle of the river. The bridge was built by the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) as part of the wider redevelopment of the East Village neighbourhood, in tandem with a $45 million redevelopment of St. Patrick's Island Park. Planning for the new bridge began in 2009, with construction getting underway in 2012. The bridge opened on October 20, 2014. The bridge is known locally as the Skipping Stone Bridge due to the form of the bridge, which looks like a stone skipping across the river.[1]

George C. King Bridge
George C. King Bridge
Coordinates 51°03′N 114°03′W
CarriesPedestrians
CrossesBow River
LocaleCalgary
Official nameGeorge C. King Bridge
Other name(s)Skipping Stone Bridge, St. Patrick's Island Bridge
Maintained byCity of Calgary
Characteristics
MaterialSteel and Concrete
Total length182m
Widthvaries
Heightvaries
No. of spans3
History
DesignerRFR
Constructed byGraham Construction
Construction start2012
Construction end2014
OpenedOctober 20, 2014

2013 flood

During June 2013, Calgary and most of Southwestern Alberta were impacted by catastrophic floods. About 75 000 of Calgary's population of 1.2 million people at the time had to be evacuated from their homes as the rivers burst over their banks. The George C. King Bridge, being right over the Bow River and under construction at the time was partially supported on supports which were washed out by the river flow. The newly constructed bridge deck sagged and cracked. After the flood, it was decided that the entire bridge deck which had been completed to that time would have to be replaced, setting the project back by more than a year.[2] However, 16 months later the bridge was opened to the public amid much fanfare, the first of the many bridges destroyed in the flood to be reconstructed.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "George C. King Bridge". Calgary Municipal Land Corporation. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. Platt, Michael (July 11, 2013). "'Gods were laughing at us'". Calgary Sun. p. 7.

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