Gronk!
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Dawson Bridge Rehabilitation | City of Edmonton
The Dawson Bridge will undergo rehabilitation with construction anticipated to begin in late summer 2025.
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northlands
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Nice they’re getting this done in one season. Asphalt on the bridge deck has been experiencing pretty severe delamination issues past few years.
Gronk!
Senior Member
- Dawson Bridge Rehabilitation is planned to start at the end of October. Some work will be overnight and on weekends to mitigate traffic impacts as much as possible. More information about the construction schedule and impacts will be shared on the project web page as it becomes available.
Gronk!
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City to begin work on River Valley bridge, aims to ‘limit traffic impact’
Yet another of the city’s River Valley bridges is set to be refurbished in the coming weeks, which is drawing mixed feelings from residents on the balance between much-needed maintenance and traffic disruptions.
www.ctvnews.ca
Failed mayoral candidate Cheryll Watson is at it again.
David A
Senior Member
It might have been better if she ran to be councilor downtown rather than for Mayor. She brings up valid concerns and there seems to have been some adjustments made so hopefully the disruption will be not too bad.City to begin work on River Valley bridge, aims to ‘limit traffic impact’
Yet another of the city’s River Valley bridges is set to be refurbished in the coming weeks, which is drawing mixed feelings from residents on the balance between much-needed maintenance and traffic disruptions.
Failed mayoral candidate Cheryll Watson is at it again.
yeggator
Active Member
I was going to vote for Cheryll Watson for mayor in 2021 until she campaigned to cancel the Valley Line West. Fastest switch-up I’ve ever done
ADob
Active Member
I always wonder if they're stupid and don't know the legal ramifications of getting out of a contract of that size and complexity or if they're disingenuous in an effort to dupe their thoughtless and willfully uninformed constituents. Either way not someone I wanna vote for. Cartmell gave me a similar head scratcher during his campaign on the whole infill/development question.
David A
Senior Member
I would chalk that up mainly due to lack of her experience. Anyone who actually spent some time on council should have known that wasn't realistic. This is why I feel being mayor shouldn't be an entry level position.
Cartmell on the other hand really should have known better. He had other problems too, but how he handled the infill question was the impetus for him not becoming mayor.
ADob
Active Member
Honestly I find it shocking that you can run for political office without any qualifications. I'm glad they don't hire cardiac surgeons or professors like that.
Gronk!
Senior Member
- To help limit traffic impacts for residents, all-terrain vehicles are being used to help transport materials needed to construct scaffolding from below the bridge on the Dawson Bridge Rehabilitation project. Once the scaffolding is built, temporary single-lane closures will be required starting in March to help crews safely complete essential work. The rehabilitation is anticipated to be completed in spring 2026.
chrisvazquez7
Active Member
Does anybody have any more details on the early history of this bridge? The project page on the City’s website says it was first built for electric trains to service the nearby coal mines?! Are there any photos of these trains? I assume they connected up with the EY&P in Rossdale. I can’t find anything of substance online.
archited
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Dawson Bridge (East End Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org
Historic Truss Bridge in Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta. This large bridge is noted for its length and for having three different truss types.
historicbridges.org
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archited
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^ Borrowed from 'O's stolen collection.
chrisvazquez7
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Those are really cool photos. The City said the bridge was used for electric trains. Maybe the city has it wrong, and the electric trains (funicular) were adjacent to the bridge as you say. I do think it would be difficult to run tracks across the bridge as there is a pretty abrupt crest between two spans. Thanks for the info!Fuzzy photo below shows both the electric carts (funicular style) and the horse-drawn coal carts leading to the Dawson Bridge. They occurred on either bank of the river valley, the purpose being to get coal from the mine to the rapidly expanding downtown precinct of a very Young and Fast-growing Edmonton. The guy in the photo below the first was my great uncle Cole (named as a precursor to his chosen profession as... well he was called Cole the Coalman --'nuff said just wish he would have made an effort to clean up before his picture was taken)Dawson Bridge (East End Bridge) - HistoricBridges.org
Historic Truss Bridge in Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta. This large bridge is noted for its length and for having three different truss types.
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