You can walk 10 miles though downtown Calgary without going outside using the city's unique plus 15's

You can walk 10 miles through downtown Calgary without going outside using plus 15's

Walkway & Calgary Tower Photo by Lucy Izon

Calgary, Alberta - Take a look up when you're walking in downtown Calgary and you'll notice a design feature that's unique to this city. The buildings are linked with enclosed suspended walkways, 15 feet above the ground. This all started because of cool winter weather. The 60 suspended bridges connect 100 buildings, creating a 16 km (10-mile) walking route for circulating the core of the city without having to go outside. The path leads past shops, restaurants, through office towers and to theatres. Calgary filmaker Gary Burns took this to another level when he made a movie about three fellows who wagered who of them could stay inside the longest. Called' Waydowntown', the film won the Toronto International Film Festival's award for Best Canadian Feature Film in 2000.

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