Skybridge (TransLink)
SkyBridge | |
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| Coordinates | 49°12′20″N 122°53′48″W / 49.20556°N 122.89667°W |
| Carries | Two tracks for Expo Line with a maintenance track |
| Crosses | Fraser River |
| Locale | New Westminster Surrey |
| Maintained by | TransLink |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 616 metres (2,021 ft) |
| Height | 123 metres (404 ft) |
| Longest span | 340 metres (1,120 ft) |
| Clearance below | 45 metres (148 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Bush Bohlman–Reid Gowther[1] |
| Construction start | October 28, 1987 |
| Opened | March 16, 1990 |
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The Skybridge is the cable-stayed bridge that crosses over the Fraser River. It goes from New Westminster to Surrey, British Columbia. It is used by TransLink's SkyTrain for their Expo Line.
It began construction on October 28, 1987. The construction was done by both Hyundai Engineering and Construction and Kerkhoff Construction. The cost of making the bridge was around $28 million.[2] It was designed by Bush Bohlman–Reid Gowther.[3]
The bridge has two concrete towers that are 123-metre (404 ft) tall. The bridge itself is both 340 metres (1,120 ft), as well as 616 metres (2,021 ft) in total length.[4] The Skybridge was at one point the longest cable-supported transit-only bridge in the world.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The SkyBridge, one of the world's longest transit-only bridges". The Buzzer. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "SkyBridge under construction - Record Detail". New Westminster Heritage and Ministry Services. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "The SkyBridge, one of the world's longest transit-only bridges". The Buzzer. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Vancouver SkyTrain, Canada". RailwayTechnology. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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