Provencher Bridge

Provencher Bridge Pont Provencher
Esplanade Riel with the Provencher vehicular bridge to the left
Coordinates	49°53′27.6″N 97°7′38.0″W / 49.891000°N 97.127222°W / 49.891000; -97.127222
Carries	Motor vehicles (vehicular bridge); Pedestrians (Esplanade Riel)
Crosses	Red River
Locale	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Named for	Provencher Boulevard
Owner	City of Winnipeg
Preceded by	Broadway Bridge Provencher Bridge (1918-2001)
Characteristics
Total length	280 metres (920 ft)
Longest span	5
No. of lanes	4
History
Architect	Gaboury Prfontaine Perry
Engineering design by	Wardrop Engineering
Constructed by	M.D. Steele Construction
Construction start	2001
Construction end	September 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09)
Location

The Provencher Bridge (French: Pont Provencher) is a set of paired bridges — a four-lane vehicular bridge and a suspended pedestrian bridge (called Esplanade Riel)^[1][2] — across the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The bridge links downtown Winnipeg and The Forks historic area with St. Boniface, a Winnipeg community across the Red River. It derived its name from the connecting Boulevard Provencher (Provencher Boulevard).

The vehicular bridge serves Route 57 and is a main connector from downtown Winnipeg to most of the eastern communities in Winnipeg. The speed limit on the bridge is 50 km/h (31 mph).