Great Canadian Skywalks! - Page 5

MonkeyRonin · #81 Posted **Jan 15, 2009, 5:51 PM**

This one is my favourite:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericparker/

Dmajackson · #82 Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 4:47 AM**

I finally found a picture of Halifax's main Skywalk;

It stretches over the Cogswell Interchange connecting Purdys Wharf and the Casino to Scotia Square and the bus terminal;

Source: CREST Halifax @ www.flickr.com

shreddog · #83 Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 12:09 PM**

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what is the highest one in canada?

I confirmed that the one shown below is at the 16th floor ... so who has a candidate for one that is higher?

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Originally Posted by shreddog

My memory is sketchy, but I think the one connecting Mt Sinai and Princess Margaret hospitals is at the 16th floor level and would be well over 100 feet of the ground.

From wiki ...

mmmatt · #84 Posted **Jan 17, 2009, 6:31 PM**

Couple shots of Monctons TWO amazing sky walks haha...taken by me this past October

These are primarily for private use, although they are open to the public.

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Saint John is the clear pedway leader in NB, they have a fairly large public system for the size of the city, I would argue they have the largest on a per capita basis.

Heres a map of the system they have there:

credit: http://www.robertsonswharf.com

sledhead35 · #85 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 12:37 AM**

i was looking east from inside the convention center in winnipeg last night and noticed a "skywalk" between two taller buildings. not sure how high exactly but it looked like it was close to, if not higher than 16 stories up.

SKYSTHELIMIT · #86 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 1:11 AM**

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i was looking east from inside the convention center in winnipeg last night and noticed a "skywalk" between two taller buildings. not sure how high exactly but it looked like it was close to, if not higher than 16 stories up.

Right that is the Holiday Towers (Residential) according to the cities section one tower is 27 stories and the other is 21 the skywalk is near the top of the two it is to facilitate access to the amenities area IIRC.

shreddog · #87 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 2:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

Right that is the Holiday Towers (Residential) according to the cities section one tower is 27 stories and the other is 21 the skywalk is near the top of the two it is to facilitate access to the amenities area IIRC.

Can someone get out then and get a picture??? We need a new "highest", and it would be sweet if the Peg can steal the title from the Smoke.

0773|=\ · #88 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 2:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by SKYSTHELIMIT

Right that is the Holiday Towers (Residential) according to the cities section one tower is 27 stories and the other is 21 the skywalk is near the top of the two it is to facilitate access to the amenities area IIRC.

Wasn't there some sort of skywalk between towers at Fort Garry Place? Or was I actually looking at the Holiday Towers without realizing it?

SKYSTHELIMIT · #89 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 8:19 AM**

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Wasn't there some sort of skywalk between towers at Fort Garry Place? Or was I actually looking at the Holiday Towers without realizing it?

No those three towers are only connected by their podium however there is a skywalk connecting the Fort Garry hotel since the hotel gives their guests access to the pool and gym at Fort Garry Place (only 2-3 floors up)

Jamaican-Phoenix · #90 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 2:42 PM**

I'll see if I can dig up some photos of Ottawa's skywalks. Most of our skywalks are for our transitway stations, and the two we have at the Rideau Centre.

AndrewToronto3D · #91 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by shreddog

Can someone get out then and get a picture??? We need a new "highest", and it would be sweet if the Peg can steal the title from the Smoke.

Their must be a picture of it.

dennis · #92 Posted **Jan 18, 2009, 5:55 PM**

You are just able to notice it here, along with one of Winnipeg's well known surface lots.

panoramio.com

AndrewToronto3D · #93 Posted **Jan 19, 2009, 6:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by shreddog

Can someone get out then and get a picture??? We need a new "highest", and it would be sweet if the Peg can steal the title from the Smoke.

Enjoy it while it lasts, I think this Skybridge now u/c is on the 28th and 29th floors.

Source : http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2327/...23b212.jpg?v=0

J-MAN · #94 Posted **Jan 20, 2009, 12:03 AM**

not canadian but just for fun, in the macau tower, is the worlds highest skywalk (58 stories high)

J.OT13 · #95 Posted **Sep 1, 2013, 7:14 PM**

Ottawa's transit stations are jam packed with skywalks that go over the Transitway and sometimes connect to malls (unless they count as pedestrian bridges).

This is picture (and all pictures I post) come from Google searches. This one is Blair station. Judging from the bright fresh red paint and the bus, I'd say this dates back from when it was brand new.

Skywalks big enough for office space goes over Maisonneuve Boulevard in Hull (bellow). The other big Hull Federal Complex, Terrace de la Chaudière, has skywalks connecting 3 office buildings and a hotel.

Our hospitals usually have skywalks to newer buildings or nearby hospitals. Of course the Rideau Centre-Hudson's Bay Skywalk as previously mentioned by harls a few years back.

In Ottawa's Central Business District, most buildings are connected by surface links or podiums (all within the same city block, they are not connected to buildings across the street). The Place de Ville complex has an underground concourse connecting its 4 office buildings (1.1 million square feet) and two hotels (900 rooms) on two city blocks. This complex will have a direct connection to the Lyon subway station once completed in 2017-18.

trebor204 · #96 Posted **Sep 1, 2013, 8:44 PM**

2 Others Tall Skywalks in Winnipeg. (Both of these complexes had restaurants on top of their complex, not sure if they still do)

Appleton Estate 16 Stories (Niakwa Rd @ St Annes)
https://maps.google.com/?ll=49.85600...9.04,,0,-15.36

Oakland Garden 13 Stories (Oakland @ Henderson)

https://maps.google.com/?ll=49.93746...8.15,,0,-21.63

Beedok · #97 Posted **Sep 1, 2013, 9:06 PM**

Does this count?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1591625

isaidso · #98 Posted **Sep 2, 2013, 5:50 AM**

By a country mile, Canada's best sidewalk is Wellington in Ottawa. From the width, to the materials used, to opulence of the lamps/wall, nothing approaches the elegance and grandeur of that sidewalk. You know instantly you're in a place of power and influence.

Chadillaccc · #99 Posted **Sep 2, 2013, 3:37 PM**

The thread is skywalks, for like fully covered bridges between buildings, not sidewalks. The one you posted is really nice though. The Chateau Laurier looks gorgeous too.

armorand93 · #**100** Posted **Sep 2, 2013, 10:36 PM**

Winnipegs had a new one built between CityPlace and the WCC. 1ajs might have a pic, I definitely dont