Golden Ears Bridge

Golden Ears Bridge
Golden Ears Bridge from Langley
Coordinates49°11′48″N 122°39′57″W / 49.1967°N 122.665829°W / 49.1967; -122.665829
Carries6 lanes of Golden Ears Way, pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesFraser River
LocaleTownship of Langley
Maple Ridge
Maintained byTransLink
Characteristics
Designextradosed bridge
Total length976 m[1] (2410 m including approaches)
Longest span244 m[1]
History
DesignerBuckland & Taylor
Construction startJune 29, 2006
Construction endJune 2009
Construction cost$808 million
OpenedJune 16, 2009 (Traffic)
Statistics
Daily traffic30,000
Location
Map

The Golden Ears Bridge is a six-lane extradosed bridge[2] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. It spans the Fraser River, connecting Langley on the south side with Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge on the north side. The bridge opened to traffic on June 16, 2009. The bridge replaced a previous ferry service several kilometers upstream and will be run by a private consortium, the Golden Crossing General Partnership, until June 2041.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Implenia Schweiz – das führende Baudienstleistungsunternehmen". Archived from the original on 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  2. ^ Buckland & Taylor case study Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ TransLink (2011). "TransLink 2010 Annual Report". p. 24. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved March 15, 2012.