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762:"Profile of the Elevated Portion of the William R. Bennett Bridge"
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35:The bridge seen from Kelowna City Park
1173:Regional District of Central Okanagan
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568:Three lanes are for westbound traffic
405:Q4 2006: First four pontoons in place
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814:"William R. Bennett Bridge"
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69:49.879648; -119.511852
841:"Protrans WRB Bridge"
309:Construction schedule
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1198:Transport in Kelowna
1103:97X Kelowna RapidBus
1009:West Kelowna Estates
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252:Okanagan Lake Bridge
222:Okanagan Lake Bridge
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266:Construction budget
243:On April 21, 2005,
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148:Longest span
1134:Highway 97C
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388:SNC-Lavalin
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299:SNC-Lavalin
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1167:Categories
1129:Highway 97
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681:References
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238:Highway 97
179:Statistics
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669:See also
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960:Mission
955:Rutland
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