| Kelowna Floating Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Okanagan Lake Bridge |
| Carries | 3 reversible traffic lanes of Highway 97, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Okanagan Lake |
| Locale | Kelowna, BC |
| Maintained by | BC Ministry of Transportation |
| Design | Pontoon bridge, Vertical lift bridge |
| Total length | 650 m (2,100 feet) |
| Opening date | July 19, 1958 |
| Maps and aerial photos | |
The Okanagan Lake Bridge (also known as the Kelowna Floating Bridge) is a three-lane, 2,100 foot/650 metre-long floating bridge in British Columbia, Canada. A reversible lane (called a counterflow lane or contraflow lane in Transport engineering nomenclature) is a Lane in which Traffic Highway 97 is the longest continuously-numbered route in the Canadian province of British Columbia, running 2081 km (1283 mi from the Canada/ Okanagan Lake, also known as Lake Okanagan, is a large deep Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia A pontoon bridge or floating bridge is a Bridge that floats on water supported by barge-or-boat-like pontoons to support the bridge deck and its dynamic A vertical lift bridge or lift bridge is a type of Movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A pontoon bridge or floating bridge is a Bridge that floats on water supported by barge-or-boat-like pontoons to support the bridge deck and its dynamic British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It crosses Okanagan Lake, connecting the Westside area to Kelowna on the lake's eastern side. Okanagan Lake, also known as Lake Okanagan, is a large deep Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Kelowna (2007 population 106707 metropolitan population of 165596 is a City on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia Taller boats such as sailboats are able to pass under the lift span which is located at the east end of the bridge. A vertical lift bridge or lift bridge is a type of Movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck Completed in 1958, the bridge was the first of its kind in Canada. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The bridge was partially funded through tolls, which were collected from its opening until April 1, 1963. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
The bridge serves as an important regional transportation link in the Okanagan Valley, joining the southward section of Highway 97 on the west side of the lake to the northward section on the east side, and connecting Westbank and points south to Lake Country and points north. The Okanagan (oʊkəˈnɑːɡən also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province Highway 97 is the longest continuously-numbered route in the Canadian province of British Columbia, running 2081 km (1283 mi from the Canada/ Lake Country is a District Municipality with a population of approximately 10000 in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
The floating bridge is slated for replacement as it has outlived its usefulness and is incapable of supporting the current traffic levels. The construction of a new replacement bridge -- the William R. Bennett Bridge -- began in 2005 and is scheduled to be completed in 2008. The William R Bennett Bridge is a bridge in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Currently SNC-Lavlin, the company in charge of construction and maintenance for of the William R. Bennett Bridge for the next 30 years, intend to sink parts of the old bridge into the lake upon completion of the new bridge as no buyers, including the City Of Kelowna, have come forward.
External links
- Kelowna Floating Bridge in the Structurae database
- Okanagan Lake Bridge is at coordinates Coordinates:
Notes
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