🌉✨ Calgary’s Peace Bridge: Where Art Meets Function! 🚶♂️🚴♀️

Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the Peace Bridge lets Calgarians walk/cycle over the Bow River in style! Opened March 24, 2012, it’s now used by ~6,000 people daily. 👣👣👣 📐 Specs: Length: 126m | Width: 6.2m | Height: 5.85m | Cost: $24.5M USD No piers in the water (to protect fish!) 🐟💦 Height limit: 6m (airport/city proximity) ✈️🏙️ 🌟 Design Goals: Survive Calgary’s 100-year floods 🌊💪 Last 75+ years ⏳🔧 Wheelchair accessible ♿❤️ Night lighting for comfort/safety 💡✨ 🇨🇦 Aesthetic: Red & white (like the flag!) with a spiral steel structure (850 tons!) shipped from Spain. 🚢🏗️ 💡 Fun Facts: Width: 6.3m = DOUBLE other local bridges! 🚶♂️🚶♂️ Separate bike/pedestrian lanes 🚴♀️🚶♂️ Nighttime views? Magical. 🌉📸 #CalgaryLife #CanadaBridge #PeaceBridge #SantiagoCalatrava