Alex Fraser Bridge (Delta, British Columbia)

 road bridge, 1986_construction, cable-stayed bridge

The Alex Fraser Bridge (also known as the Annacis Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Fraser River that connects Richmond and New Westminster with North Delta in the Greater Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia. It is named for Alex fraser, a former B.C. Minister of Transportation.

The bridge was constructed from 1983 to 1986 and was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world from its completion until 1991. It is 930 m (3,051 ft) long with a main span of 465 m (1,526 ft). The towers are 154 m (505 ft) tall. The bridge's width is 32 m (104 ft). It consists of six traffic lanes, three in each direction and has a maximum speed limit of 90 km (56 mi) per hour. Its southern end is North Delta and its northern end is on Delta's Annacis Island. It forms part of Highway 91 of British Columbia and from the south end has connections to all of the Greater Vancouver Regional District's cities south of the Fraser River: Delta Surrey, and White Rock. The connections on the northern end lead into the the cities of New Westminster, Richmond, Burnaby, and on into Vancouver itself. It is a major artery in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. The bridge was constructed for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and was designed by Buckland & Taylor.