Queensborough Bridge

49°11′47″N 122°56′50″W / 49.196415°N 122.947183°W / 49.196415; -122.947183CarriesFour lanes of British Columbia Highway 91A, pedestrians and bicyclesCrossesNorth Arm Fraser RiverLocaleNew WestminsterOwnerBritish Columbia Ministry of Transportation and InfrastructureCharacteristicsDesignArch bridgeTotal length924 mHistoryDesignerPhillips Barrat and PartnersConstructed byJohn Laing and Son (Canada Ltd.)Construction cost$4 Million ($37.5 million in 2022)OpenedAugust 26, 1960^[1]StatisticsDaily traffic81,000 (July 2021)^[2]Location

Queensborough Bridge is a highway bridge in New Westminster, British Columbia. It was built in 1960 by John Laing and Son (Canada) for the City of New Westminster and cost $4 million (equivalent to $37.5 million in 2022). The bridge spans the north arm of the Fraser River for road access from the main part of New Westminster to the suburb of Queensborough at the east end of Lulu Island, giving the bridge its name.

It has since become a part of Highway 91A feeder to Highway 91 to the south. The Queensborough was a toll bridge costing 25 cents to cross until the bridge was bought by the provincial government in November 1966. The last person to pay the toll was then Premier W. A. C. Bennett, who paid 25 cents at 12:01 AM on Sunday, November 19, 1966. ^[3]

Six spans of the bridge were demolished and replaced in 1984 and 1985 to allow for a curve alignment on its southern approach to Queensborough Connector.^[4] In 2003, some adjustments were made to the approach from the New Westminster side. Later in 2009, the interchange with Marine Way and Stewardson Way saw improving, including the trumpet loop being flipped to its current rotation. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

Road bridgesRoad-rail bridgesRail bridgesRapid transit

Bridges	Middle Arm Bridge North Arm Bridge Skybridge
Tunnels	Burquitlam Tunnel Canada Line Tunnel Columbia Station Tunnel Dunsmuir Tunnel New Westminster Tunnel

Pedestrian bridgesRoad tunnelsRail tunnels