Located directly to the southeast of the bridge's southern head is the Talus Dome, a public sculpture comprising roughly 1000 silver balls that was erected in 2011 at the cost of $600,000.

[5] In 1950, Philip Louis Pratley, who was serving as Edmonton's cross-river structure consultant, recommended five new bridges to be built in the city including one at 142 Street.

[6] On December 12, 1966, city council approved the Quesnell bridge plan at a cost of $8.8 million.

[7] However, it was delayed due to a wet weather in the summer[8] before the bridge officially opened on November 19, 1968.

[2] It was originally designed to carry five-lanes of traffic with a 4.5 metre wide sidewalk on the east side for pedestrian and bridle path usage.