The Walterdale Bridge is a through arch bridge across the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It replaced the previous Walterdale Bridge in 2017. The new bridge has three lanes for northbound vehicular traffic and improved pedestrian and cyclist crossings.
The new Walterdale Bridge nearing completion in August 2017
The old Walterdale Bridge in 2007
Walterdale Bridge (1977)
The replacement bridge under construction, photo from direction of water (May 2016).
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows eventually into the Hudson Bay.
North Saskatchewan River near Abraham Lake
The North Saskatchewan in Edmonton circa 1913. Steamboats in the foreground, construction of the High Level Bridge in the background, and mid-river piers for future Walterdale Bridge between.
The North Saskatchewan River flowing past the West River's Edge park in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
29 June 1915 cover of the Edmonton Daily Bulletin