The bridge on Highway 63 is commonly known as the "Bridge to Nowhere" and is located about 10 kilometres south of Fort McKay and 50 kilometres north of Fort McMurray.

That said, the Bridge to Nowhere hike carries with it some specific risks that I plan to consider when visiting. If your hiking app or map suggests you do something that doesn’t feel safe ...

Just weeks ago, the bridge came off a month of repairs — repairs that, typically, were extended after the original estimate of the amount time needed for the work turned out to be overly optimistic.

At approximately 5:40 AM, January 24, 2024, Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a report of a bus that had caught fire on the bridge to Nowhere on Highway 63, just north of Ft. Mckay.