Queensborough Bridge

For the bridge in New York City, see Queensboro Bridge

The Queensborough Bridge seen from the south side.

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 over the north arm of the Fraser River for road access to the suburb of Queensborough at the east end of Lulu Island.

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. Recently major upgrades to Highway 91A were made under the Border Infrastructure Program, which was a program set up between the Federal and Provincial governments to upgrade key sections of highway. The intersection with Marine Drive at the north end of the bridge, long a bottleneck and a safety hazard, was upgraded to a full freeway interchange. There are now median barriers on Highway 91A over the bridge too. South of the bridge the Howes street intersection was also upgraded to full freeway status. The Queensborough Bridge traffic now flows a lot faster and smoother thanks to these upgrades.

See also

• List of crossings of the Fraser River

References

• Bridges of Greater Vancouver
• Queensborough Bridge (1960) at Structurae