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Edmonton - Strathcona County Footbridge | City of Edmonton

This footbridge will link Edmonton to Strathcona County and connect to the trail systems within the North Saskatchewan River Valley.

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Project Update - August 2025

Construction began in summer 2023 and was substantially completed in late July 2025. During August, the bridge will be closed for 8 to 10 weekdays, from 6am to 6pm, to allow for the installation of canopies over the bridge’s lookout points and other additional finishing touches. Outside of these closures, the bridge remains open for pedestrian and cyclist use.

Please note: there is ongoing construction in the area near 167 Avenue and in the Strathcona County parking lot.

We ask all bridge users to follow construction signage while the canopy installation is underway.

Interesting, I thought the canopies were deleted as a cost saving measure. I wonder what they will look like?

Pre construction design:

 

[Windermere]

A peaceful part of the city I've never been to before. Access was tricky from the city side as the main access from 167 Ave is still blocked off.

 

[archited]

A great addition to "bridge city"! Excellent work RVA!

 

[MacLac]

A peaceful part of the city I've never been to before. Access was tricky from the city side as the main access from 167 Ave is still blocked off.

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Beautiful, hopefully like "all things Nice" in this city - those "tagging" SOB's stay off of this structure......

 

[dkazzed]

The nearby footbridge under the Henday has been fairly tag free thus far, same with the Northeast River Valley Park.

 

[dkazzed]

The new footbridge has been a huge draw for cyclists in the area, they were everywhere on the River Valley Trail, 153 Ave, and 167 Ave. 890 cyclists recorded at the closest pedestrian/cycling counter near Northeast River Valley Park yesterday. Cycling counts up from an average of 145 per day through July to 335 through August so far. Pedestrian counts up from 136 to 224.

 

[Airboy]

This has given easy access to more roads and trails. And if you feel energized a good ride from St Albert to Elk Island..

 

[CplKlinger]

The Amisk Wâciw Âsokan (Beaver Hills Bridge) is Now Open!​

The Edmonton-Strathcona County Footbridge, now officially named Amisk Wâciw Âsokan (ahmsk-wahCEE Ah-sho-kuhn), is completed and is open for public use.

Completed in August 2025, the 230-meter span footbridge connects 167 Avenue in Edmonton to Township Road 540 in Strathcona County, improving access to the trail network of the North Saskatchewan River Valley and creating new opportunities for recreation and connection to green space. The bridge features a curved design that follows the natural landscape, with two lookout points for viewing the river valley, space for gathering and resting on either side of the bridge and is a shared pathway designed for people of all ages and abilities.

The bridge name, Amisk Wâciw Âsokan (ahmsk-wahCEE Ah-sho-kuhn), meaning Beaver Hills Bridge, was gifted by Elder Dr. Jerry Saddleback. The name honours the area’s historical and cultural significance and reflects the heritage of the region’s original inhabitants.

Press release

 

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The Amisk Wâciw Âsokan (Beaver Hills Bridge) is Now Open!​

The Edmonton-Strathcona County Footbridge, now officially named Amisk Wâciw Âsokan (ahmsk-wahCEE Ah-sho-kuhn), is completed and is open for public use.

Completed in August 2025, the 230-meter span footbridge connects 167 Avenue in Edmonton to Township Road 540 in Strathcona County, improving access to the trail network of the North Saskatchewan River Valley and creating new opportunities for recreation and connection to green space. The bridge features a curved design that follows the natural landscape, with two lookout points for viewing the river valley, space for gathering and resting on either side of the bridge and is a shared pathway designed for people of all ages and abilities.

The bridge name, Amisk Wâciw Âsokan (ahmsk-wahCEE Ah-sho-kuhn), meaning Beaver Hills Bridge, was gifted by Elder Dr. Jerry Saddleback. The name honours the area’s historical and cultural significance and reflects the heritage of the region’s original inhabitants.

Press release

It's a perfectly fine name, but not super distinctive. We already have Beaver Hills House Park, the Amisk Wuche Trail at Elk Island, the entire Beaver Hills / amiskwaciy region, which appears in the Cree name for Edmonton (amiskwaciwâskahikan)...