SkyBridge under construction - Record Detail
SkyBridge under construction. - July 1988.
| Part Of: | NWPL heritage collection - Photos [Description]
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| Description Level |
Item |
| Item No. |
2466 |
| Date Range |
July 1988 |
| Responsibility |
Gordie McDonald |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph |
| Scope & Content |
"Photograph shows the new rapid transit bridge under construction. Called the SkyBridge, it was built as a crossing over the Fraser River for the Advanced Light Rapid Transit System (SkyTrain). The SkyBridge linked up the ALRT from New Westminster to Surrey. The SkyBridge was begun October 28, 1987, when the first 100-tonne bridge deck section was lifted to deck level and secured in place. The Surrey half of the bridge was completed first, then the New Westminster half. Monday, March 19, 1990 was the first full day of operation of this transit only bridge. The $28 million structure was built by Kerkhoff Bridge and Industrial Division Ltd., of Chilliwack, and Hyundai Engineering and Construction Division Co. Ltd. of Korea. |
| Subject Access |
Construction - Bridges |
| Geographic Location |
New Westminster (B.C.) |
| Record ID |
97488 |
| Comment on this record |
museum@newwestcity.ca |