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4worldlovers: Tickets may be purchased from the Conductor and used at any time during the season. Stop-overs are permitted; the return portion of your round trip may be taken on any date, at any of the scheduled times. Tickets are first come, first serve and can not be purchased or reserved in advance.

Up to 5 people, with a maximum of two adults (18+), and up to 3 children (under 18).

Day cares, preschools, and field trips are not eligible for this rate

The High Level Bridge line travels from the Whyte Ave Terminus, stopping at Old Strathcona, 107 St, Garneau, Government Centre & Jasper Plaza Terminus before turning back. A map can be found here.

On the High Level Bridge every 45 minutes from 11.00am until 4.00pm. On Saturdays the service starts at 9.00am and during the Fringe Festival in Old Strathcona streetcars run until 10.00 pm. On Canada Day and during busy Fringe days a 20 minute service may be operated. Exact departure times are posted at the stops and also available on this website if you click on High Level Bridge + Schedule.

At Fort Edmonton Park streetcars run approximately every 15 minutes during park opening times. Additional cars are in service during special events and on busy Sundays.

On the High Level Bridge, service starts on the Friday before the May long weekend and continues until Labour Day every Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday. After Labour Day until Canadian Thanksgiving (October), service is on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only (including the Thanksgiving holiday Monday)

At Fort Edmonton Park there is daily service from Sunday of the May long weekend until Labour Day, then Weekends only until the end of September.

Streetcar rides are included in the entrance fee to Fort Edmonton Park, but donations are always welcome.

At the High Level Bridge a wheelchair accessible car (Melbourne 930) will whenever possible be in service on Saturdays and Sundays, but not during the Fringe Festival. A wheelchair ramp is available at the South Terminus at Strathcona which enables wheelchair passengers to make a round trip. There are no ramps at any other stops.

Groups with several wheelchairs and/or walkers must phone ahead (780-437-7721) to ensure that space can be provided (not possible on weekends).

The historic streetcars at Fort Edmonton Park are unfortunately not wheelchair accessible the steam train at Fort Edmonton Park can accommodate wheelchairs.

Space for strollers is very limited on our High Level Bridge streetcars. Large strollers can be secured in lockers at the Whyte Ave Terminal or locked in the Strathcona Streetcar Barn prior to starting a round trip on the streetcar. Small strollers may be permitted, depending on passenger loads and at the discretion of the conductor.

The historic streetcars at Fort Edmonton Park are unfortunately not stroller friendly, however, the steam train at Fort Edmonton Park can accommodate wheelchairs.

Where can I park at Strathcona or Jasper Plaza before boarding the streetcar?

On the High Level Bridge ample parking is available close to the Strathcona Terminus on the east side of 103rd Street (Gateway Boulevard) and 104th street (Calgary Trail). At the north end of the line (Jasper Plaza) there is a parking lot on the west side of 109th Street between Jasper Avenue and 100th Avenue.

For safety reasons, the working barns are not normally open to the public. However, depending on the availability of volunteer staff, you may be able to have a private tour:

On the High Level Bridge visit the streetcar museum on Saturdays from 10:30am-2:30pm

At Fort Edmonton Park visit the streetcar barn on a Saturday and ask if one of the volunteer workers is able to show you around. During the week you may ask the incoming or outgoing motorman of the service car, if he/she would give you a quick tour at the beginning or end of a shift. Shift change is at 1.00pm in May and June and 2.00pm for the rest of the summer season.

4worldlovers:
For more than seventy-five years, municipal, regional and provincial authorities have sought to protect the valley’s natural open space from urban development and provide a park system suitable for a metropolitan area.


Edmonton’s River Valley is considered its greatest asset. The City of Edmonton wants to highlight the River Valley with new structures that make a signature design statement, have the least environmental impacts and are built to last.

November 17, 2010 - First walkable span built in 15 years connects south, west Edmonton trails

Patricia Ravine Trails and Wolf Willow Ravine Bridge components are complete.

Construction of the Fort Edmonton Footbridge and Trails began in August 2008.

West side parking is located along Wanyandi Way in the Oleskiw neighbourhood

East side parking is located along 58th Avenue NW in the Brander Gardens neighbourhood

If you require parking closer to the footbridge you can access a small parking and turnaround area located at the end of Whitemud Road NW.

Edmonton City Council approved the Fort Edmonton Footbridge project within the Ribbon of Green Concept (1990) and Ribbon of Green Master Plan (1992) documents. It further supported completion of the River Valley Plan in the Community Services Integrated Services Strategy (2000), the Urban Parks Management Plan (2006), and the Capital Region River Valley Park – Plan of Action (2007) prepared by the River Valley Alliance.

Growth in south west and west end communities is anticipated to create demands from an additional 143,000 residents in the next 10 years. This growth is contributing to an increasing demand for access to recreation services and facilities in the river valley park system.

The importance of trails and footbridges within the river valley was confirmed in a city-wide telephone survey (City of Edmonton; 2005). In this survey 85% of park users stated continuous trails and footbridges were very important to their enjoyment of the river valley. Public Consultation on this project included interviews with residents and key stakeholders, an information mail-out and survey, information and a survey on the City web site, and two open house meetings with the communities near the footbridge. Public feedback on the project was very positive and is summarized in the following themes:

General comments expressing support for the project and congratulating the project team for a job well done.

Encouragement to get the project underway and completed as soon as possible.

Parking in residential areas is a concern and should be monitored.

Stairs and access to the river valley should be improved where possible while still preserving the natural environment.

The footbridge crosses the North Saskatchewan River upstream of Fort Edmonton Park and affords a connection between the new multi-use Trans Canada Trail around Fort Edmonton Park and new park land purchased on the west side of the river (Centennial Lands) in 2007. The Fort Edmonton Footbridge will enhance Edmonton's extensive trail system by creating a key link between the north and south sides of the river. Trail connections will be improved to access the footbridge and to connect future trails leading south to the city limits and south through the Capital Region.

The design of this footbridge was selected to achieve the objective of “better design in a world class city” and is considered reasonable value for a signature facility with “in-river” construction requirements.

The design selected for the footbridge offers the least amount of environmental disruption within the North Saskatchewan River, both permanently and during construction.

This design was the only one with just two piers in the river, meaning less impact on the river environment.

The project helps the City to achieve goals of sustainable transportation and healthy communities by encouraging walking, cycling and non-motorized transportation.

The total project cost of $28.2 million includes the overall planning, design, engineering, environmental permitting, public consultation and actual construction of the footbridge, 2.5 km of access trails and stairs, and a secondary bridge crossing at Wolf Willow Ravine.

The Fort Edmonton Footbridge is being constructed at the Southwest end of Fort Edmonton Park, over the river to City land below the new Wolf Willow Ridge subdivision. Trail connections will be improved to access the footbridge.

The project budget is $28.2 million. Funding for the project was identified in the 2008 City budget.