The City ofCalgary has a number ofbridges, spanning the two main rivers that cross the city,Bow River andElbow River, as well as some other geographical and physical features.
The first building in Calgary was erected in 1872 by Alexis Cardinal, at the request of FrConstantine Scollen, an Oblate missionary priest, at the confluence of the two rivers.
Pedestrian alley inEdworthy Park, between theBow River pathways; named for Harry Boothman. superintendent and director of Calgary Parks from 1958 to 1976
Pony truss railroad bridge, connects three main tracks (P-1 mainline, P-2 lead and Old Ogden lead) withCPR Alyth Yard. The bridge is partially collapsed after flooding of Bow River in June 2013.[6] Steel bridge added in 1971.
ConnectsMaple Ridge toDouglasdale at the Anderson Road alignment; named afterJohn Ivor Strong, Chief Commissioner for the City of Calgary from 1965 to 1971
TheElbow River enters the city in the southwest, then turns north and merges into the Bow River immediately east of downtown. From west to north, the following structures cross the river.
Original bridge was built in 1909 and demolished in 2019 to make room for its replacement (pictured). The Bridge provides access betweenDowntown East Village andInglewood
Fish Creek flows from west to east in the south part of the city, through theFish Creek Provincial Park. It merges into theBow River in the southeast quadrant of the city.
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