Port Mann Bridge

Port Mann Bridge (2012)
Coordinates49°13′11″N 122°48′47″W / 49.21972°N 122.81306°W / 49.21972; -122.81306 (Port Mann Bridge)
CarriesTen lanes of British Columbia Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesFraser River
LocaleCoquitlam
Surrey
Maintained byTransportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp)
Preceded byPort Mann Bridge (1964)
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
Total length2,020 metres (6,630 ft)
Width65 metres (213 ft)
Height163 metres (535 ft)
Longest span470 metres (1,540 ft)
Clearance below42 metres (138 ft)
History
DesignerT.Y. Lin International International Bridge Technologies
Construction startFebruary 4, 2009
Construction endSeptember 17, 2015
Construction cost$820 million
OpenedSeptember 18, 2012 (3 eastbound lanes)
November 17, 2012 (2 westbound lanes)
December 1, 2012 (4 lanes in each direction)
Location
References
Port Mann Bridge (1964)
Coordinates49°13′16″N 122°48′47″W / 49.221°N 122.813°W / 49.221; -122.813
CarriesFive lanes of British Columbia Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
CrossesFraser River
LocaleCoquitlam
Surrey
Maintained byBritish Columbia Ministry of Transportation
Followed byPort Mann Bridge (second, 2012)
Characteristics
DesignTied-arch bridge
Total length2093 m
Longest span366 m
History
DesignerCBA Engineering
Constructed byDominion Bridge Company, John Laing and Sons, Perini Pacific, Western Bridge & Steel
Construction start1959
Construction end1963
Construction cost$25 million
OpenedJune 12, 1964
ClosedNovember 17, 2012
(demolished October 2015)
Location

The Port Mann Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Fraser River in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. It carries 10 lanes of Highway 1 (itself part of the Trans-Canada Highway) and connects Coquitlam to Surrey. The bridge opened to traffic in 2012 and includes space reserved for a potential light rail line.

The cable-stayed bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the Fraser River from 1963 to 2012. After its successor was opened to traffic, the old bridge was demolished by reverse construction, a process which took three years to complete.