Port Mann Bridge (old)

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The Port Mann Bridge is a steel tied arch bridge that spans the Fraser River connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia near Vancouver. The bridge consists of three spans with an orthotropic deck carrying five lanes of Trans-Canada Highway traffic, with approach spans of three steel plate girders and concrete deck. The total length of the Port Mann is 2093 m (6867 ft.), including approach spans. The main span is: 366 m (1200 ft.) plus the two 110 m (360 ft.) spans on either side.
It is the only fixed link in the Greater Vancouver Regional District that does not have at least one bus route crossing its length. This and the fact that the northbound approach span merges three lanes of traffic into one means that the Port Mann Bridge is highly congested during rush hour.

Due to the heavy traffic westbound on Highway 1 from the east approaching the bridge (often backed up towards Langley), the bridge was replaced by a new 10-lane cable-stayed span which opened in 2012, together with a major improvement of Highway 1. Dismantling of the old span is in progress and is scheduled for completion in 2014.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mann_Bridge
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Coordinates:   49°13'12"N   122°48'47"W

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  • This bridge was originally designed as a 6 lane bridge, but was reduced to a four lane bridge at contruction to save costs, politicians visioning that they would never need more than four lanes at this location. Currently the bridge is three lanes eastbound, and two lanes westbound. Mornings, traffic is usually backed up between 192nd st and 200th st in Surrey, often reaching as far as Langley, and evenings, snarls traffic all the way to 1st ave in Vancouver.
  • Yes the bridge was built at 4 lanes and was retrofitted to add a fifth lane later on.
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