Alberta government dignitaries and members of the prominent local wrestling family announced the new name at a ceremony under the bridge

A highway bridge that crosses the Elbow River has been renamed after Stu Hart, the family patriarch who put Calgary wrestling on the map.

The westbound Highway 8 river crossing will henceforth be known as the Stu Hart Memorial Bridge, provincial officials announced Wednesday.

Construction of the $28-million bridge wrapped up in 2021, as part of the Alberta government’s ongoing Highway 8 twinning and bridge replacement project. Construction of the eastbound bridge, just to the south, is expected to be complete by next fall.

Alberta government dignitaries and members of the prominent local wrestling family announced the new name at a ceremony under the

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