Esplanade Riel

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name = Esplanade Riel

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caption = Esplanade Riel pedestrian bridge
official_name = Esplanade Riel
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crosses = Red River
locale = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
maint = City of Winnipeg
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designer = Étienne Gaboury
design = Side-spar cable-stayed bridge
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spans = 2
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length = 197 m
width = 7 m
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begin = 2003
complete = 2004
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long = The Esplanade Riel is a pedestrian bridge located in Winnipeg, Manitoba designed by Étienne Gaboury of Wardrop Engineering and completed in 2003 [http://www.ciaowinnipeg.com/images/WEG_Riel.pdf] [Structurae|id=s0006036|title=Esplanade Riel Pedestrian Bridge] . It spans the Red River connecting downtown Winnipeg with St. Boniface. It is paired with a vehicular bridge, Provencher Bridge. The bridge is only one of a few in the world in that it has a restaurant (Salisbury House) on it, giving patrons an excellent view of the river and in its rarely seen structure. The Esplanade Riel has become a landmark and is used in many promotional materials. The bridge itself is a side-spar cable-stayed bridge. The original drawing, stamped by Étienne Gaboury, rests in the Engineering building of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.

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