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Baxter Bridge Replacement

2018-2025 | Enderby, British Columbia

The Ministry of Transportation and Transit required a safe, durable replacement for the aging single-lane Baxter Bridge while maintaining traffic during construction and minimizing impacts to adjacent properties and environmentally sensitive habitat along the Shuswap River.

McElhanney delivered a conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design for a new 134 m two-lane steel girder bridge, evaluating four roadway alignments and three bridge options per alignment through a multiple account evaluation. Advancing a three-span structure on a new upstream alignment enabled traffic to remain on the existing bridge during construction. The design also supported environmentally sensitive construction through incremental launching and reduced long-term maintenance risk by limiting deck joints to the abutments.

McElhanney provided:

  • Conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design
  • Bridge and highway engineering
  • Environmental management plan
  • Environmental permit applications
  • Environmental compensation offsetting measures
  • Utility relocation drawings
  • Land acquisition drawings
Replacement steel girder bridge crossing the Shuswap River in British Columbia
Aerial view of the original Baxter Bridge crossing the Shuswap River in Enderby, British Columbia, prior to bridge replacement and infrastructure improvements.
Aerial view of bridge construction activities and pier installation for the Baxter Bridge Replacement project over the Shuswap River.
New two-lane Baxter Bridge crossing the Shuswap River in Enderby, British Columbia, designed to improve transportation safety and network resilience.
Side view of the new Baxter Bridge spanning the Shuswap River in Enderby with steel girders, bridge piers, and surrounding valley landscape.
Categories: Bridges, British Columbia, Engineering, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Site Assessments & Remediation, Infrastructure Planning and Renewal, Land Use & Approvals, Municipal Underground Infrastructure & Roadways, Strategic Planning, Transportation, Transportation & Transit

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