The Port Mann Bridge crosses the Fraser River in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, and links Coquitlam with Surrey. T.Y. Lin International and International Bridge Technologies designed it. The Transportation Investment Corporation maintains it, and the province funded the full replacement cost. Construction began on February 4, 2009. Eastbound traffic began on September 18, 2012, and all lanes opened on December 1, 2012.
It is a cable-stayed bridge with a total length of 6,627 feet (2,020 meters) and a main span of 1,542 feet (470 meters). The article does not state its materials.
The bridge carries ten lanes of Highway 1, pedestrian and bicycle access, and space reserved for light rail. The deck is 213 feet (65 meters) wide.
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