CITY OF SHERBROOKE "PASSERELLE DES DRAVEURS" FOOTBRIDGE - CITÉ DES RIVIÈRES
CLIENT City of Sherbrooke
LOCATION Sherbrooke
DURATION 2004 - 2005
PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
Footbridge constructed upstream of the Montcalm Bridge.
The width of the footbridge is 12 feet (3.67 m).
The length of the footbridge is 160 m.
Integration of a gazebo with a view of Mont Orford.
The footbridge is supported by piles 3 m in diameter, with a length of up to 15m. The piles are anchored at 3 m into the rockbed.
The structure of the footbridge is composed essentially of “double-T” slabs at a 20-m span.
SERVICES RENDERED
Studies and estimates of environmentally integrated footbridges near the Montcalm Bridge sector (presentation of alternatives and architectural perspectives).
Estimates of different structural concepts.
Preparation of call to tender documents for the chosen solution, a “double T” of 12 feet (3.67 m) in width and including the integration of a gazebo.
Works supervision.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Within the project framework “Cité des Rivières” and its Lac des Nations surroundings, the City of Sherbrooke decided on the construction of a footbridge completely independent of the Montcalm Bridge. This footbridge connects the esplanade’s multifunctional track on the western bank of the Lac des Nations, to the future Place Versailles on the eastern bank.
