170 Street Pedestrian Bridge

170 Street Pedestrian Bridge
Coordinates	53°31′18″N 113°36′55″W / 53.52167°N 113.61528°W / 53.52167; -113.61528
Carries	Pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	170 Street
Locale	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Official name	170 Street Pedestrian Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Warren truss
Material	Steel
Total length	58 m (190 ft)
No. of spans	1
History
Designer	Associated Engineering
Construction start	October 2021
Opened	September 1, 2023
Location

170 Street Pedestrian Bridge is a Warren truss footbridge over 170 Street between 87 and 90 Avenues in Edmonton, Alberta. It connects West Edmonton Mall with Misericordia Community Hospital and West Meadowlark Park.

The original bridge, which was built in the 1980s, was demolished in 2018 after inspections found that the bridge was no longer structurally sound. The development permit for the demolition stipulated that the bridge had to be replaced, which West Edmonton Mall appealed stating that there was potentially an elevated footbridge to be built at 87 Avenue as part of the Valley Line project.^[1][2]

In 2021, a cost sharing agreement was signed between the mall, Alberta Health Services, and the City of Edmonton.^[3] In October 2021, construction on the bridge was started, but it is located further south than the old bridge. Much of the construction was done offsite to minimize disruptions to the local area. It opened to the public on September 1, 2023. ^{[4] [5]}