The Pattullo Bridge is a compression arch suspended-deck bridge located in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. Constructed in 1936-37, it spans the Fraser River and links the city of New Westminster on the north bank of the river to the city of Surrey on the south bank. The Bridge's base is constructed of wood. A key link between Surrey and the rest of Greater Vancouver, according to TransLink, the Pattullo bridge on average h...
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The Pattullo Bridge is a compression arch suspended-deck bridge located in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. Constructed in 1936-37, it spans the Fraser River and links the city of New Westminster on the north bank of the river to the city of Surrey on the south bank. The Bridge's base is constructed of wood. A key link between Surrey and the rest of Greater Vancouver, according to TransLink, the Pattullo bridge on average handles 67,000 cars and 3400 trucks daily or roughly 20% of vehicle traffic across the Fraser river.
The Pattullo Bridge, which is 1,221 meters (4,006 ft) in total length, consists of four lanes (two in each direction) with no barrier of any sort in the centre, making it highly prone to head-on collisions, especially at excessive speed or bad weather. TransLink has since closed the middle lanes to traffic from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. in an effort to lower the high number of fatal head-on collisions that occur, and installed a series of plastic...
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