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Coast Meridian Overpass

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Locale
  
Port Coquitlam

Height
  
25 m

Opened
  
7 March 2010

Location
  
Port Coquitlam

Bridge type
  
Cable-stayed bridge

Maintained by
  
City of Port Coquitlam

Construction begin
  
March 2008

Total length
  
580 m

Province
  
British Columbia

Designer
  
SNC-Lavalin

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Carries
  
4 lanes of Coast Meridian Road, pedestrians and bicycles

Similar
  
Pitt River Bridge, Sea Island Connector, Moray Bridge, No 2 Road Bridge, Dins Bridge

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The Coast Meridian Overpass is a four-lane cable stayed bridge in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, crossing the Canadian Pacific railyard. The new bridge has a width of 25 metres and a length of 580 m. The bridge has 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.

Contents

Map of Coast Meridian Overpass, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada

Coast meridian overpass


Construction

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

References

Coast Meridian Overpass Wikipedia