History of The William R. Bennett Bridge

Season 1 - Episode 8; History of BC.

We visit landmarks around British Columbia and share the history and events about them.

In this episode we look at the history of the William R. Bennett Bridge that crosses Okanagan Lake in Kelowna British Columbia. Canada's longest floating bridge.

[MBR]

They also need to invest in synchronized traffic lights south of the bridge all the way through Westbank to the Connector. It seems every traffic light intersection is a red light. In general, despite the stated 80, 000 capacity number, they shouldn't have shelved the second bridge as I would say it has reached capacity now at 60, 000 vehicles now. Some articles have mentioned the Province won't revisit this until 2038 but they should start getting on it today. Kelowna will continue to have massive growth.

[bryceburgart]

I’m liking the Ogopogo strike!! Love it

[debrap]

Great footage of the old bridge, seems like eons ago now. Thanks for this!

[sdz]

Loving this content, keep up the good work.

Would love to get a history of the Riverview Hospital grounds in Coquitlam!

[lancearnt]

Some other good topics would include building the Rogers Pass highway in the 1960s, and the Coquihalla in the 1980's.

[Slevin-Kelevra]

I felt at the time and still do that they should have kept & refurbished the old bridge and kept it for the additional capacity.

[frasermcculloch]

keep these videos coming, loving them!!

[thomasr]

Maybe you could do a video on the Alex Fraser bridge? That would be pretty cool. Love the videos!

[timr.]

The times when Canada had many “firsts” in the world…

[jaybrown]

Can anyone explain why the new bridge was built with 5 lanes, 3 westbound and 2 eastbound.? With my many trips over the bridge the traffic is always significantly backed up eastbound. I would guess the vehicle count would be similar both directions.

[Jared_Mangez]

Great video, really loving this channel. Must be a lot of research involved but its super cool to learn new things about the places we grew up in.

I will say your audio could use some polishing. Might need a pop filter if you dont have one and I've noticed little sounds that should be editted out. Keep up the good work!

[Nb-llkp]

Is there a reason why one side has three lanes and the other one has two and a pedestrian lane? Pretty odd to have just two lanes going into the city especially since there’s a traffic light right when you get to other side?

[timtwoface]

Beautiful bridge...and yet, Kelowna still needs a second crossing.

[OceanChannelProductions]

i live in Kelowna, went under this bridge today. also whare did you find the footage of the ferries? im working on a video on Okanagan ships. i have been on the fintry queen as i was invited by the owner a year ago. amazing video and cant wait for more videos about Canadas best province!

[None_yabusiness]

Not a dig at your video by any means but now they really got fix the Kelowna sides traffic light situation I’ve been stuck in the east bound lane for a full hour and 45 min

[THERES_BEES_EVERYWHERE]

my cousin had a psychotic break and beat the f*ck outta me on this bridge back in 2013 😭

[frasermcculloch]

History of deltaport would be cool, or bc ferries.

[steve]

Can you please mention how much the equivalent is todays money when you mention costs and tolls? It will help put things into perspective

[Durataur]

The Okanagan is the fastest growing community in Canada and the government is looking at its feet for any expansion of major thoroughfares here. What a joke.

[lancearnt]

Idiots made the decisions on the new bridge. 5 lanes? They needed more than that when it opened. It should have been at least 7 lanes, with one of the lanes as a zipper lane that could go in either direction.