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Project Details

Location

Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada

Type of Structure

Cable-stayed bridge 500 m (1,640 ft.) long - 3 spans

Year(s) of Manufacture

2009

Bridge Opening

2009

General Contractor

Kiewit

Engineering Firm

MMM Group, Associated Engineering, International Bridge Technologies

Owner

British Columbia Ministry of Transportation

Products and Services

Fabrication of the steel structure of the bridge (2,600 tons), including 117 main girders

Goodco Z-Tech:
68 laminated elastomeric bearings with bevelled upper plates – on the piers

25 pot bearings (elastomeric) – on the abutments

2 finger expansion joints with a drainage system (86 m/282 ft. total)

Description

Construction of a new seven-lane cable-stayed bridge between the cities of Pitt Meadow and Port Coquitlam. The cable-stayed steel section is 380 m (1,247 ft.) long and the concrete approaches are 120 m (394 ft.) long. This project is part of the Gateway Program, which seeks to improve traffic on the roads and bridges of metropolitan Vancouver.

Features

Partnership between Canam-Bridges and Rapid-Span. Three large Goodco Z-Tech finger joints with non-slip surface (thickness of 63 mm/2.5 in.).

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