Pattullo Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 49°12′27″N 122°53′41″W / 49.207575°N 122.894654°W |
Carries | Four lanes of British Columbia Highway 1A/99A, pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses | Fraser River |
Locale | New Westminster Surrey |
Owner | TransLink |
Characteristics | |
Design | Through arch bridge |
Total length | 1,227 meters (4,026 ft) |
History | |
Opened | November 15, 1937 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 75,700 |
Location | |
The Pattullo Bridge is a through arch bridge that crosses the Fraser River and links the cities of New Westminster and Surrey in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. It was named in honour of Thomas Dufferin Pattullo, the 22nd Premier of British Columbia. A key link between Surrey and the rest of Greater Vancouver, the Pattullo Bridge handles an average of 75,700 cars and 3840 trucks daily, or roughly 20% of vehicle traffic across the Fraser River as of 2013.[1]