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Bridge in Port Coquitlam
Coast Meridian Overpass
Coordinates49°15′27″N 122°45′28″W / 49.25739°N 122.757905°W / 49.25739; -122.757905
Carries4 lanes of Coast Meridian Road, pedestrians and bicycles
LocalePort Coquitlam
Maintained byCity of Port Coquitlam
Characteristics
Designcable-stayed bridge
Total length580 m
Height25 m
History
DesignerSNC-Lavalin
Construction startMarch 2008
OpenedMarch 7, 2010
Location

The Coast Meridian Overpass is a four-lane cable stayed bridge in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, crossing the Canadian Pacific railyard. It is 25 metres wide and 580 m long, with a bike lane on the northbound side and a separated pedestrian walkway on the southbound side of the overpass. The construction project, officially launched in 2008, links Coast Meridian Road and Lougheed Highway on the north with Kingsway Avenue and Broadway Street on the south. The speed limit on the bridge is 50 km/h.

Construction

The bridge opened on March 7, 2010, and was developed at a fixed total construction cost of $132 million (CAD). The construction contractor was SNC-Lavalin.

References

  1. Project Design Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. City of Port Coquitlam - Public Service Announcement
  3. Project Overview Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine

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