Norwood Bridge
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Norwood Bridge | |
|---|---|
 "River Arch", Norwood Bridge Sculpture | |
| Coordinates | 49°52′58.1″N 97°7′48.4″W / 49.882806°N 97.130111°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Red River |
| Locale | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 167 m (548 ft) |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 October 1999 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Norwood Bridge | |
The Norwood Bridge is a five-span, 167-metre (548 ft) vehicular bridge over the Red River in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The bridge links downtown Winnipeg with the Norwood neighbourhood of St. Boniface, and serves Route 52.
The bridge bears a sculpture, called River Arch, between the east and west spans at the southern landing.
River Arch is the sculpture that sits upon the Norwood Bridge, between the east and west spans at the southern landing.
The sculpture was commissioned by the City of Winnipeg and was the winning proposal in a national competition by artist Catherine Widgery. The sculpture is made of stone, stainless steel, aluminum, gold leaf, and concrete, and includes an arch and two 40-foot (12 m) columns, each topped with golden sheaves of wheat. The arch bears a pixelated image from a photograph of a harvested field. Each column bears a sculpture of the head of a bison on each side of the base.[1]
