Queensborough Bridge

For the bridge in New York City, see Queensboro Bridge.
Queensborough Bridge

The Queensborough Bridge seen from the south side
Coordinates 49°11′47″N 122°56′50″W / 49.196415°N 122.947183°W / 49.196415; -122.947183Coordinates: 49°11′47″N 122°56′50″W / 49.196415°N 122.947183°W / 49.196415; -122.947183
Carries Four lanes of British Columbia Highway 91A, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses North Arm Fraser River
Locale New Westminster
Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation
Characteristics
Total length 924 m
History
Opened 1960

Queensborough Bridge is a highway bridge in New Westminster, British Columbia. It was built in 1960 by the City of New Westminster, costing $4 million. The bridge spans the north arm of the Fraser River for road access from the main part of New Westminster to the suburb of Queensborough at the east end of Lulu Island, giving the bridge its name.

It has since become a part of Highway 91A feeder to Highway 91 to the south. Queensborough was a toll bridge until bought by the provincial government in November 1966. In 2008, the northern exit has been upgraded into a better intersection with Marine Way and Stewardson Way.

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