George C. King Bridge
The George C. King Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that spans the Bow River just northeast of Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The bridge connects the neighbourhoods of East Village to the south and Bridgeland to the north, with access from the bridge to St. Patrick's Island Park in the middle of the river.Photo: KatherineCraw 18, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Skipping Stone Bridge” and “St. Patrick’s Island Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Calgary and Scotiabank Saddledome.
Fort Calgary
Museum
Photo: Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Calgary was a North-West Mounted Police outpost at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in present-day Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Originally named Fort Brisebois, after the outpost's first commander, the outpost was renamed Fort Calgary in June 1876. Fort Calgary is situated 430 metres southeast of George C. King Bridge.
Scotiabank Saddledome
Stadium
Photo: AceYYC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and to host ice hockey and figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Scotiabank Saddledome is situated 1¼ km south of George C. King Bridge.
Bridgeland/Memorial station
Railway station
Photo: Colin Keigher, CC BY 2.5.
Bridgeland/Memorial station is a CTrain light rail station in Calgary, Alberta. It serves the Northeast Line. It opened on April 27, 1985, as part of the original Northeast line. Bridgeland/Memorial station is situated 420 metres east of George C. King Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown East Village and Bridgeland/Riverside.
Downtown East Village
Suburb
Downtown East Village more commonly known as simply East Village, is a mixed-use neighbourhood within the eastern portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Bridgeland/Riverside
Suburb
Bridgeland/Riverside, also written Bridgeland-Riverside and formerly known as Bridgeland, Riverside, and Germantown, is a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is located northeast of Downtown Calgary.
Chinatown
Suburb
Calgary's Chinatown is a district of Calgary located along Centre Street in the southeast area of Downtown Calgary immediately west of the Downtown East Village.
George C. King Bridge
- Categories: footbridge and transportation
- Location: Calgary, Calgary Region, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.04826° or 51° 2′ 54″ northLongitude
-114.04689° or 114° 2′ 49″ westOpen location code
95372XX3+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 1328870003OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q29561169
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In Other Languages
“George C. King Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “George C. King Bridge”
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