Alexandra Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 49°42′04″N 121°24′36″W / 49.70111°N 121.41000°W |
Carries | 2 lanes of Highway 1 |
Crosses | Fraser River |
Locale | Chapmans Spuzzum |
Owner | British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure |
Preceded by | Second Alexandra Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | arch bridge |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 487 metres (1,598 ft) |
Width | 12.2 metres (40 ft) |
Longest span | 257 metres (843 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 24 October 1962 |
Location | |
The Alexandra Bridge is a steel arch bridge across the Fraser River in the lower Fraser Canyon area of southwestern British Columbia, Canada.[1] The two-lane crossing, carrying BC Highway 1, is by road about 44 kilometres (27 mi) north of Hope and 66 kilometres (41 mi) south of Lytton.