Pitt River Bridge
Pitt River Bridge (2009) | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 49°14′54″N 122°43′47″W / 49.2482°N 122.7297°W |
| Carries | Seven lanes of British Columbia Highway 7, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Pitt River |
| Locale | Port Coquitlam Pitt Meadows |
| Owner | British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Preceded by | Pitt River Bridge (1915, 1957, 1978) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| History | |
| Opened | October 4, 2009 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 79,000 |
| Location | |
The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada. The bridge is part of Highway 7, carrying Lougheed Highway across the river. The current bridge opened on October 4, 2009. The bridge includes a 380-metre (1,250 ft) cable-stay bridge structure, 126 metres (413 ft) of multi-span approaches, a 50-metre (160 ft) interchange structure, and approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of grade construction. Total project cost for the bridge was $200 million.