New Port Mann bridge opens in B.C.

The new bridge that crosses the Fraser River to connect Surrey and Coquitlam just outside of Vancouver opened for the first time to traffic Tuesday morning. The bridge cost $3.3 billion to build and the remaining lanes will open at some point in December. Here's a look at opening day and the construction process.

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  1. The old Port Mann Bridge was the most expensive piece of Highway in Canada when it was built.
  2. Three eastbound lanes opened on the new Port Mann Bridge in Metro Vancouver early Tuesday morning.
  3. When it is completed the new Port Mann Bridge will be one of the largest of its kind in the world.
  4. The span of the Port Mann Bridge was officially completed on Thursday.
  5. A 720-tonne gantry crane tipped off its rails on Friday, dropping a section of the new Port Mann bridge into the Fraser River, just east of Vancouver.

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1 - 5 of 5
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  1. The old Port Mann Bridge was the most expensive piece of Highway in Canada when it was built.
  2. Three eastbound lanes opened on the new Port Mann Bridge in Metro Vancouver early Tuesday morning.
  3. When it is completed the new Port Mann Bridge will be one of the largest of its kind in the world.
  4. The span of the Port Mann Bridge was officially completed on Thursday.
  5. A 720-tonne gantry crane tipped off its rails on Friday, dropping a section of the new Port Mann bridge into the Fraser River, just east of Vancouver.

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