The City of Calgary has a number of bridges, spanning the two main rivers that cross the city, Bow River and Elbow River, as well as some other geographical and physical features.
The first building in Calgary was erected in 1872 by Alexis Cardinal, at the request of Fr Constantine Scollen, an Oblate missionary priest, at the confluence of the two rivers.
The Bow River enters the city from west, winds around downtown, then runs south. From west to south, the following structures cross the river.
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
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| Bearspaw Dam | Utility | 1954 | {{Coord>51.10124|-114.28251|name=Bearspaw Dam|format=dec}} | Dam on Calgary's west limits, east of Bearspaw; built in 1954,[1] owned and maintained by TransAlta |
| Stoney Trail Bridge | Stoney Trail | 476 m | {{Coord>51.09798|-114.23219|name=Stoney Trail bridge|format=dec}} | Between Trans Canada Highway and Tuscany; lower deck is pedestrian, connecting the south and north Bow River pathways |
| 85 St NW Bridge | 85 Street NW | {{Coord>51.09794|-114.21052|name=85 Street SW bridge|format=dec}} | Between Bowness and Scenic Acres |
| Bowness Pedestrian Bridge | Pathway | {{Coord>51.09785|-114.20138|name=Bowness pedestrian bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Bow River pathways between Bowmont Park Natural Area and Bowness |
| Bowness Railway Bridge | Canadian Pacific Railway | {{Coord>51.09797|-114.20002|name=Bowness CPR bridge|format=dec}} |
| John Hextall Bridge | Pedestrian/Cycle | 1910[2] | {{Coord>51.07869|-114.17229|name=John Hextall Bridge|format=dec}} | Between Bowness and Montgomery; parallels Shouldice Bridge and is used for pedestrian and bicycle traffic only; originally carried a streetcar. |
| Shouldice Bridge | Bowness Road NW | {{Coord>51.07863|-114.17236|name=Bowness Road bridge|format=dec}} | Between Bowness, Shouldice Park and Montgomery |
| TCH Bridge | 16 Avenue NW | {{Coord>51.07722|-114.17745|name=Trans-Canada highway bridge|format=dec}} | Between Sarcee Trail and Montgomery |
| Harry Boothman Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51.06464|-114.15453|name=Edworthy Park bridge|format=dec}} | Pedestrian alley in Edworthy Park, between the Bow River pathways; named for Harry Boothman. superintendent and director of Calgary Parks from 1958 to 1976 |
| Crowchild Trail Bridge | Crowchild Trail | {{Coord>51.04686|-114.11494|name=Crowchild Trail bridge|format=dec}} | Between Shaganappi and Kensington, lower pedestrian deck connects pathways on each side of the river |
| Mewata Bridge | 14 Street W | 1954[2] | {{Coord>51.04801|-114.09471|name=Mewata Bridge|format=dec}} | Between Kensington and Sunalta |
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| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
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| Louise Bridge | 10 Street SW | 172 m | 1921 | {{Coord>51.05116|-114.08490|name=Louise Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Downtown West End with Memorial Drive and Kensington; named after Louise Cushing, daughter of William Henry Cushing, Calgary mayor from 1900 to 1901[4] |
| Sunnyside C-Train Bridge | C-Train Route 201 and pedestrian (lower deck) | 1987 | {{Coord>51.05184|-114.08337|name=Sunnyside C-Train bridge|format=dec}} | Between Sunnyside and 8 Street SW stations; lower deck is a pedestrian walkway |
| Peace Bridge | Pedestrian and bicycle | 125 m | 2012 | {{Coord>51.05375|-114.07913|name=Peace Bridge|format=dec}} | between Downtown and Sunnyside |
| Prince's Island Causeway | Pedestrian and service road | {{Coord>51.05367|-114.07643|name=Prince's Island Causeway|format=dec}} | Connects Eau Claire Park pathway with west part of Prince's Island Park, provides access to Enmax stage |
| Prince's Island Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51.05704|-114.06919|name=Prince's Island Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Prince's Island Park with Sunnyside, also crosses Memorial Drive |
| Jaipur Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51.05432|-114.06959|name=Jaipur Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Prince's Island Park with Eau Claire |
| Prince's Island Bridge East End | Pedestrian pathway | {{Coord>51.05424|-114.06742|name=East Princes Island Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects eastern Prince's Island Park with Eau Claire and Chinatown |
| Centre Street Bridge | Centre Street | 178 m | 1916 | {{Coord>51.05291|-114.06255|name=Centre Street Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Downtown Calgary to Crescent Heights; lower deck connects Chinatown to Memorial Drive |
| 4th Avenue Flyover | 4th Avenue SE | 1972 | {{Coord>51.05014|-114.05265|name=4th Avenue Flyover|format=dec}} | Connects Memorial Drive to Downtown Calgary |
| 5th Avenue Flyover | 5th Avenue SE | {{Coord>51.04937|-114.05098|name=5 Avenue SE flyover|format=dec}} | Connects Downtown Calgary to Memorial Drive, Crescent Heights and Bridgeland. |
| Reconciliation Bridge | Edmonton Trail | 1910 | {{Coord>51.04992|-114.05230|name=Langevin Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Bridgeland to Downtown Calgary; south terminus of Edmonton Trail. Formerly called the Langevin Bridge (1910-2017), named for Sir Hector Langevin[3] |
| C-Train SE/Bridgeland Bridge | C-Train Route 202 | 1985 | {{Coord>51.04928|-114.05027|name=C-Train SE/Bridgeland bridge|format=dec}} | Between 3 Street SE and Bridgeland/Memorial stations |
| George C. King Bridge (formerly St. Patrick's Island Bridge) | Bow River pathways | 2014 | {{Coord>51.04731|-114.04629|name=St. Patrick's Island Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Downtown East Village, Fort Calgary and Bow River pathways with St Patrick Island and Calgary Zoo; new project to cross to Bridgeland[4] |
| Baines Bridge | Zoo Road | {{Coord>51.04724|-114.03624|name=Baines Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Calgary Zoo and Bridgeland |
| Zoo Bridge (W) | Calgary Zoo pathway | {{Coord>51.04654|-114.03090|name=Calgary Zoo West bridge|format=dec}} | Connects main Calgary Zoo exhibits with the Prehistoric Park |
| Zoo Bridge (E) | Calgary Zoo pathway | {{Coord>51.04578|-114.02798|name=Calgary Zoo East bridge|format=dec}} | Connects main Calgary Zoo exhibits with the Canadian Wilds |
| St. Georges Zoo Bridge | 12 Street SE | {{Coord>51.04339|-114.03219|name=St. Georges Zoo Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Calgary Zoo with Inglewood |
| Canadian Pacific Bridge (Nose Creek) | Canadian Pacific Railway | {{Coord>51.04440|-114.01879|name=Canadian Pacific Bridge (Nose Creek)|format=dec}} | Railroad bridge |
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
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| Cushing Bridge | Blackfoot Trail SE / International Avenue | {{Coord>51.03736|-114.01280|name=Cushing bridge Blackfoot Trail SE |format=dec}} | Connects Inglewood with Forest Lawn; named after William Henry Cushing, Calgary mayor from 1900 to 1901[5] |
| CPR Bonnybrook Bridge | Canadian Pacific Railway | {{Coord>51.014254|-114.012294|name=Canadian Pacific Bonnybrook Bridge|format=dec}} | Pony truss railroad bridge, connects three main tracks (P-1 mainline, P-2 lead and Old Ogden lead) with CPR Alyth Yard. The bridge is partially collapsed after flooding of Bow River in June 2013.[6] Steel bridge added in 1971. and Old Ogden lead, |
| CNR Bow River Bridge | Canadian National Railway | {{Coord>51.014403|-114.011521|name=Canadian National Bridge Bow River|format=dec}} | Through truss bridge has a single track. |
| Bonnybrook Bridge | Ogden Road SE | {{Coord>51.01290|-114.01284|name=Bonnybrook Bridge (Ogden Road)|format=dec}} | Vehicular bridge carries Ogden Road and connects Alyth with Foothills Industrial Park |
| Calf Robe Bridge | Deerfoot Trail | {{Coord>51.00856|-114.01869|name=Calf Robe Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Deerfoot trail from Glenmore Trail to Peigan Road; named after Ben Calf Robe, a Siksika chief |
| Canadian National Bridge | CN Railway | {{Coord>51.00437|-114.02195|name=Canadian National Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Canadian Pacific Railway to Canadian National Railway |
| Graves Bridge | Glenmore Trail | {{Coord>50.98658|-114.02466|name=Glenmore Trail Graves Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Alyth to Riverbend and Ogden, leads to Highway 8 east; twinned in 2009[7] |
| Sue Higgins Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>50.96957|-114.02575|name=Southland Pedestrian Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Southland Drive and Acadia to Riverbend |
| Lafarge Bridge | Road | {{Coord>50.95651|-114.02295|name=Lafarge Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Lafarge cement plant to Douglasglen. Damaged in 2005 flood, subsequently removed. |
| Ivor Strong Bridge | Deerfoot Trail | {{Coord>50.95259|-114.02058|name=Ivor Strong Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Maple Ridge to Douglasdale at the Anderson Road alignment; named after John Ivor Strong, Chief Commissioner for the City of Calgary from 1965 to 1971 |
| Douglasdale Park Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>50.94090|-114.01109|name=Douglasdale Park Pedestrian Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Douglasdale Park to Queensland |
| McKenzie Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>50.91178|-113.99827|name=McKenzie Pedestrian Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Deer Ridge with McKenzie Lake |
| Marquis de Lorne Bridge | Stoney Trail | 2009[8] | {{Coord>50.89435|-114.00937|name=Marquis de Lorne Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Marquis de Lorne Trail from Sundance and Chaparral across Fish Creek Provincial Park to McKenzie Lake and Cranston |
| Dunbow Road Bridge | Highway 2 | {{Coord>50.85420|-113.97095|name=Dunbow Road Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Deerfoot Trail to Macleod Trail south of Calgary, between Auburn Bay and Heritage Pointe |
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The Elbow River enters the city in the south-west, then turns north and merges into the Bow River immediately east of downtown. From west to north, the following structures cross the river.
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
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| Twin Bridges | Highway 8 | {{Coord>51.01693|-114.24017|name=Highway 8|format=dec}} | Highway 8 named Glenmore Trail east of this point |
| Weaselhead Road Bridge | Weasel Head Road | {{Coord>50.99497|-114.16535|name=Weaselhead Road bridge|format=dec}} | Private bridge for road traffic, inside the limits of the Tsuu T'ina Nation reserve |
| Weaselhead Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>50|59|29|N|114|8|48|W|name=Weaselhead pedestrian bridge|format=dec}} | Bridge within the Weaslehead Natural Area |
| Glenmore Trail Causeway | Glenmore Trail | {{Coord>50.99530|-114.09928|name=Glenmore Trail bridge|format=dec}} | Crosses the Glenmore Reservoir |
| Glenmore Dam | Pedestrian, maintenance road | 1933 | {{Coord>50.99990|-114.09715|name=Glenmore Dam|format=dec}} | Dam, created Glenmore Reservoir, allows pedestrian access and maintenance vehicles (no public vehicle access) along Glenmore Bridge Rd. |
| Sandy Beach Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51.01199|-114.09182|name=Sandy Beach Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects River Park (in Altadore) and Riverdale Park (in Britannia) |
| Elbow Park Britannia Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51.01887|-114.08317|name=Elbow Park Britannia Pedestrian Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Elbow River bike and pathway; between Elbow Park and Britannia |
| Elbow Drive Bridge | Elbow Drive | {{Coord>51.01786|-114.07788|name=Elbow Drive bridge|format=dec}} | Connects the neighbourhoods of Elbow Park and Britannia |
| Elbow Park Rideau Park Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51.02495|-114.07779|name=Elbow Park Rideau Park Pedestrian Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Elbow River bike and pathway; between Elbow Park and Rideau Park |
| 4 St SW Bridge | 4 Street SW | {{Coord>51.02934|-114.07152|name=4 Street SW bridge|format=dec}} | Connects the neighbourhoods of Mission and Roxboro |
| Scollen Bridge | 25 Avenue SW | {{Coord>51.03041|-114.06343|name=Scollen bridge|format=dec}} | Connects the neighbourhoods of Mission and Erlton |
| 21 Ave SW Talisman Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51.03421|-114.06751|name=21 Ave SW Talisman Pedestrian bridge|format=dec}} | Between 21 Ave SW and the Talisman Centre grounds |
| 19 Ave SW Talisman Pedestrian Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51.03588|-114.06538|name=19 Ave SW Talisman Pedestrian bridge|format=dec}} | Between 19 Ave SW (behind St. Mary's Cathedral and the Talisman Centre grounds |
| Pattison Bridge | Macleod Trail South | {{Coord>51.03600|-114.06126|name=Macleod Trail South bridge|format=dec}} | Between Mission and Talisman Centre, named for John George Pattison, Victoria Cross recipient of the 50th Battalion, CEF.[9] |
| Victoria Bridge | Macleod Trail North | {{Coord>51.03448|-114.05911|name=Victoria Bridge|format=dec}} | Between Mission and Talisman Centre |
| Macleod Train Bridge | C-Train | {{Coord>51|2|2|N|114|3|32|W|name=Macleod Train Bridge|format=dec}} | Between Mission and Talisman Centre |
| Stampede Trail Bridge | Stampede Trail SE | {{Coord>51.03265|-114.05675|name=Stampede Trail bridge|format=dec}} | Provides entry into the Calgary Stampede grounds and access to the Stampede Grandstand |
| Stampede Ground Bridge | maintenance road | {{Coord>51|1|52|N|114|3|2|W|name=Stampede ground bridge|format=dec}} | Provides access Calgary Stampede ground buildings |
| Stampede Ground Bridge | maintenance road | {{Coord>51|1|53|N|114|3|1|W|name=Stampede ground bridge|format=dec}} | Provides access Calgary Stampede ground buildings |
| Saddledome Trail Bridge | Pedestrian | {{Coord>51|2|13|N|114|2|59|W|name=Saddledome bridge|format=dec}} | Provides entry into the Calgary Stampede grounds and access to the Scotiabank Saddledome |
| Agriculture Trail Bridge | Agriculture Trail SE | {{Coord>51.03858|-114.04873|name=Agriculture Trail bridge|format=dec}} | Service road from Calgary Stampede grounds |
| Macdonald Avenue Bridge | Macdonald Avenue SE | 1911 | {{Coord>51.04132|-114.04474|name=Macdonald Avenue bridge|format=dec}} | Connects the neighbourhoods of Victoria Park and Ramsay |
| Canadian Pacific Rail Bridge (Inglewood) | Canadian Pacific Railway | {{Coord>51.04318|-114.04287|name=Canadian Pacific Rail (Inglewood)|format=dec}} | Connects the Canadian Pacific Railway downtown yard with the CPR Alyth Yard |
| Inglewood Bridge | 9 Avenue SE | 1909 | {{Coord>51.04366|-114.04274|name=Inglewood Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects Downtown East Village to Inglewood |
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Fish Creek flows from west to east in the south part of the city, through the Fish Creek Provincial Park. It merges into the Bow River in the South-East quadrant of the city.
| Bridge | Carries | Length | Built | Coordinates | Image | Remarks |
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| 37 St SW Bridge | 37 St SW | {{Coord>50.92781|-114.14005|name=37 St SW Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects the neighbourhoods of Woodbine and Evergreen |
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 1 | Pathway | {{Coord>50.92875|-114.13728|name=Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 1|format=dec}} | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park |
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 2 | Pathway | {{Coord>50.92765|-114.12604|name=Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 2|format=dec}} | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park |
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 3 | Pathway | {{Coord>50.92641|-114.10975|name=Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 3|format=dec}} | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park |
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 4 | Pathway | {{Coord>50.93133|-114.10870|name=Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 4|format=dec}} | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park |
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 5 | Pathway | {{Coord>50.93297|-114.10521|name=Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 5|format=dec}} | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park |
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 6 | Pathway | {{Coord>50.93405|-114.10411|name=Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 6|format=dec}} | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park |
| Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 7 | Pathway | {{Coord>50.93400|-114.09750|name=Fish Creek Pedestrian Bridge no. 7|format=dec}} | Connects pathways in the Fish Creek Provincial Park |
| CPR Bridge (Fish Creek) | Canadian Pacific Railway | {{Coord>50.92914|-114.07238|name=CPR Bridge (Fish Creek)|format=dec}} | Also carriers C-Train tracks |
| Macleod Trail Bridge | Macleod Trail | {{Coord>50.92895|-114.06979|name=Macleod Trail Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects the neighbourhoods of Canyon Meadows and Lake Bonavista to Shawnee Slopes and Midnapore |
| Bow Bottom Bridge | Bow Bottom Trail SW | {{Coord>50.90714|-114.01492|name=Bow Bottom Bridge|format=dec}} | Connects the neighbourhoods of Deer Run and Parkland to Sikome Lake and Fish Creek Provincial Park |
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