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Alex Fraser Bridge
Alex Fraser Bridge, looking southbound from Annacis Island.
Carries	Six lanes of Highway 91, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	South Arm Fraser River
Locale	Delta
Maintained by	British Columbia Ministry of Transportation
Designer	Buckland & Taylor
Design	cable-stayed bridge
Material	Steel & Reinforced concrete
Total length	930 m
Width	32 m
Height	154 m
Longest span	465 m
Vertical clearance	55 m
Construction begin	1983
Opened	September 22, 1986
Coordinates	49°09′36″N 122°56′34″W / 49.159958°N 122.942891°W / 49.159958; -122.942891Coordinates: 49°09′36″N 122°56′34″W / 49.159958°N 122.942891°W / 49.159958; -122.942891
References ^[1]

The Alex Fraser Bridge (also known as the Annacis Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Fraser River and connects Richmond and New Westminster with North Delta in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. The bridge is named for Alex Fraser, a former B.C. Minister of Transportation who died of throat cancer.

Alex Fraser Bridge is located in Vancouver

Location in Metro Vancouver

The bridge was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world when it opened on September 22, 1986 and was the longest in North America until the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge opened in 2005. As of 2009 it is the 32nd longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, and second longest in North America. It is 930m long with a main span of 465m. The towers are 154m tall.^[2] It consists of six lanes, three in each direction and has a maximum speed limit of 90 km per hour. Upon opening in 1986, only four of the six available lanes were open - with the remaining two lanes reserved for cyclists & pedestrians. All six lanes opened in 1987 after traffic demand justified the need.^[3]

The bridge's southern end is in North Delta and its northern end is on Delta's Annacis Island. It forms Fraser River, such as Delta, Blain Washington and White Rock. The connections on the northern end lead into 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.

References

^ Alex Fraser Bridge en.structurae.de (English), (French), (German)
^ Buckland & Taylor project page, lists design facts about the bridge
^ [1], The History of Metropolitan Vancouver - 1986 chronology

PCL Constructors project page (construction contractor)

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Buckland & Taylor, Ltd., design engineer for the bridge

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Preceded by
Ingeniero Carlos Fernández Casado Bridge

Alex Fraser Bridge
1986–1991

Superseded by
Skarnsund Bridge

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