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Port Mann Bridge in the fog.
I took this from the passenger seat of a car through the windshield and just kept shooting, hoping I would get the angle right.
The Port Mann Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Fraser River in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. It carries 10 lanes of Highway 1 and connects Coquitlam to Surrey. The bridge opened to traffic in 2012 and includes space reserved for a potential light rail line. Wikipedia
Port Mann Bridge, British Columbia, a 10 lane cable-stayed bridge which connects Coquitlam to Surrey
The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge that opened to traffic in 2012. It is currently the second longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and was the widest bridge in the world until the opening of the new Bay Bridge in California.[3][4][5]
The cable-stayed bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the Fraser River, connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia near Vancouver. After its successor was opened to traffic, the old bridge was demolished by reverse construction. Wikipedia
Foggy Heights
The Port Mann Bridge spans across the Mighty Fraser River.
A 10-lane, cable-stayed bridge on Highway 1 that connects Coquitlam and Surrey in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
Opened in 2012 to replace the 1964 steel arch bridge, it features a 850-meter-long main span.
Cable-stayed design with two 535-foot-tall towers and 144 stay cables.
10 lanes of traffic (originally included a toll, which was removed in 2017).
The bridge is 2,020 meters long.
The updated Port Mann Bridge replaced the original 1964, 5-lane bridge that was demolished in a 3-year project ending in 2015.
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The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable stayed bridge that opened to traffic in 2012. It is currently the second longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and was the widest bridge in the world until the opening of the new Bay Bridge in California.
The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge that opened to traffic in 2012. It is currently the second longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and was the widest bridge in the world until the opening of the new Bay Bridge in California.[3][4][5] The new bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the Fraser River, connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia near Vancouver.
The old bridge consisted of three spans with an orthotropic deck carrying five lanes of Trans-Canada Highway traffic, with approach spans of three steel plate girders and concrete deck. The total length of the previous Port Mann was 2,093 m (6,867 ft), including approach spans. The main span was 366 m (1,201 ft), plus the two 110 m (360 ft) spans on either side.[6] Volume on the old bridge was 127,000 trips per day.[7] Approximately 8 percent of the traffic on the Port Mann bridge was truck traffic.[8] The previous bridge was the longest arch bridge in Canada and third-longest in the world at the time of its inauguration. Wikipedia
While walking with our son yesterday afternoon, I finally got to the river's edge across from Tree Island, a small uninhabited island in the Fraser River. When my father worked at nearby Colony Farm, he and his friend Clair, took a small boat over to its shores and explored it. This was in the 1950's and there was no bridge then. They only went once as he told me "It was very boring, just trees" :)
The view looking west from New Westminster up the Fraser River to the Port Mann Bridge.
According to Wikipedia, the bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge that opened to traffic in 2012. It is currently tied for the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America with the Bay Bridge in California.
The bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the Fraser River, connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia near Vancouver. After its successor was opened to traffic, the old bridge was demolished by reverse construction
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I feel very fortunate to have this view from my kitchen window! This is how it looked this afternoon. The Port Mann Bridge crosses over the Fraser River and if you look through and past the cables on the right half you can see another cable stayed bridge which crosses the Pitt River.
Port Mann Bridge. Went back with the proper equipment. did the longest exposure I have ever shot with an ND8 filter, SIX minutes to ensure the smoothest water reflection
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Looking West from the Traboulay PoCo Trail along the Fraser River the Port Mann Bridge silhouetted against a fiery October sunset.
Winter scene along the Fraser River at Sapperton Landing Park in New Westminster near Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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About this photo: The last day of the year was a beautiful day. We've been in the deep freeze and in the snow since a few days before Christmas. Due to all that snow and my car that’s not equipped with proper tires and all wheel drive, I haven’t been able to get out of my back alley since Christmas Eve as we received almost a foot of snow. We did have a white Christmas and had another dump of snow a few days after that. Thankfully hubby’s car can handle the snow, so while we were out and about to do a little shopping yesterday we stopped at Sapperton Landing Park in New Westminster near Vancouver, BC, Canada.
This park is located along the Fraser River which is a huge river that is now filled with big ice pieces due to all the cold we've had for the last 10 days. The edge of the river is completely frozen, but in the middle there are just floating pieces of ice going around. It was later in the afternoon which made for pretty lighting conditions. I took this photo along the river with a view towards the mountains.
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony DSC-RX10M4
*Focal Length: 9mm
*F-Number: F/8
*Exposure Time: 1/320 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Manual Mode (M)
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Ann
Some information on New Westminster: New Westminster is a city that belongs to the Greater Vancouver area. New Westminster is located about 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver along the Fraser River. This beautiful city is also called "The Royal City". The city also reminds people of San Francisco, especially because of the steep hills in town. So be prepared for those hills!
New Westminster was founded by the Royal Engineers under the command of Colonel Richard Clement Moody, and named by Queen Victoria after her favourite neighbourhood in London, Westminster. It is also the oldest city in western Canada and it was the capital of British Columbia between 1858 and 1866.
Located right in the middle of the Greater Vancouver network today, New Westminster is a charming mix of old and new, with a picturesque waterfront and fabulous Victorian architecture. It's a vibrant and progressive city with a community rich in tradition and respect for its heritage.
Come and visit this beautiful city when you are in Vancouver and find out for yourself how charming this city is. There are many things to see and to visit in New Westminster such as: The Anvil Centre with museums and such, New Westminster Museum and Archives, Iving House, the Samson V Paddle Wheeler, New Westminster Quay Public Market, the Antique Alley, Queen's Park, the 7-11 cycling Trail, the fairly new Westminster Pier Park along the Fraser River with an urban beach and much more.
The Fraser River is British Columbia's longest river and is named after Simon Fraser. This view is near the city of New Westminster where the river takes a final turn before flowing to the Pacific Ocean. The river acts as a highway with tugboats towing log booms and barges.
The Port Mann Bridge completed in 2012 is the second longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. At 2,020 metres (6,630 ft) the bridge spans the Fraser River joining the City of Surrey on the south side and Coquitlam on the north side of the river. The previous bridge, built in 1964, took 3 years to dismantle with demolition work completed in the fall of 2015. 18,000 tonnes of structural steel was recycled and the only remnants of the old bridge, two concrete pedestals, were left to provide habitat for fish and wildlife.
first time shooting nightscape with this new #X100V
#arcos, took this semi long exposure shot with the in-built ND16 during the narrow rain break, the rain will carry on for the foreseeable week lol
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Went back with the proper equipment. did the longest exposure I have ever shot with an ND8 filter, SIX minutes to ensure the smoothest water reflection
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/lowtec/
Trans-Canada Highway,
Highway 1,
Fraser RIver,
Port Mann, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge, 90 km/h speed limit, in British Columbia, Canada, that opened to traffic in 2012. It carries 10 lanes of traffic with space reserved for a light rail line.
The cable-stayed bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the Fraser River, connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia in the Vancouver metro area. After its successor was opened to traffic, the old bridge was demolished by reverse construction, a process which took three years to complete.
Being the passenger in a vehicle during a traffic jam has it's advantages if you have your camera with you.
This morning's breathtaking view from Cypress Mountain to Mount Baker in Washington State, USA. Looking southeast over West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burrard Inlet (stretching across your screen), Iron Worker's Bridge, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Mann Bridge, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and into the United States of America. ~ Captured this morning from West Vancouver, BC ~ October 25, 2015
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Question: How many cables does it take to hold up the ten lane Port Mann Bridge?
Answer: 288
Project 365-085
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...it was very cold at mid-span, but the view was amazing!
The Fraser River is busy with industry. Commercial fishing boats are getting in position for the day's catch of salmon. Log booms stretch along the rivers' centre and along the shores.
For my video; youtu.be/Mrx3al_egzU?si=VuM30KIwGW0BXwWl,
Snapshot from my video.
The original Port Mann Bridge opened on June 12, 1964. It was named after the community of Port Mann, through which the south end of the bridge passed. The old bridge consisted of three spans with an orthotropic deck carrying five lanes (originally four lanes) of Trans-Canada Highway traffic, with approach spans of three steel plate girders and concrete deck. The total length of the arch bridge was 2,093 m (6,867 ft), including approach spans. The main span was 366 m (1,201 ft), plus the two 110 m (360 ft) spans on either side. Volume on the old bridge was 127,000 trips per day. Approximately 8 percent of the traffic on the Port Mann bridge was truck traffic. The old bridge was the longest arch bridge in Canada and third-longest in the world at the time of its inauguration.
At the time of construction, it was the most expensive piece of highway in Canada.
In 2001, an eastbound HOV lane was added by moving the centre divider and by cantilevering the bridge deck outwards in conjunction with a seismic upgrade.
A new replacement bridge was opened in 2012.