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[[Image:pattullo-from-skyt.jpg|thumb|Fraser River Swing Bridge (below), as seen from the [[Skybridge (Vancouver)|Skybridge]].]] |
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The '''New Westminster Bridge''' (also known as the '''New Westminster Rail Bridge''' (NSRW)<ref>{{cite web|title=Greater Vancouver Gateway Council - Lower Mainland Rail Infrastructure Study|url=http://vancouver.ca/docs/eastern-core/rail-infrastructure-study.pdf|website=City of Vancouver|accessdate=2016-03-09|format=PDF}}</ref> or the '''Fraser River Swing Bridge''') crosses the [[Fraser River]] and connects [[New Westminster]] with [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], [[British Columbia]], in [[Canada]]. |
The '''New Westminster Bridge''' (also known as the '''New Westminster Rail Bridge''' (NSRW)<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Greater Vancouver Gateway Council - Lower Mainland Rail Infrastructure Study|url=http://vancouver.ca/docs/eastern-core/rail-infrastructure-study.pdf|website=City of Vancouver|accessdate=2016-03-09|format=PDF}}</ref> or the '''Fraser River Swing Bridge''') crosses the [[Fraser River]] and connects [[New Westminster]] with [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], [[British Columbia]], in [[Canada]]. |
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The bridge was the preferred method of transport across the Fraser until the [[Pattullo Bridge]] opened in 1937. Prior to that to cross that part of the river meant using the ''K De K'' ferry which would dock at the present day [[Brownsville, British Columbia|Brownsville]] location which is part of the [[Bridgeview, Surrey|Bridgeview neighbourhood of Surrey]]. |
The bridge was the preferred method of transport across the Fraser until the [[Pattullo Bridge]] opened in 1937. Prior to that to cross that part of the river meant using the ''K De K'' ferry which would dock at the present day [[Brownsville, British Columbia|Brownsville]] location which is part of the [[Bridgeview, Surrey|Bridgeview neighbourhood of Surrey]]. |
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The bridge is owned by the [[Government of Canada]], operated and maintained by the [[Canadian National Railway]], with the [[Southern Railway of British Columbia]] (SRYBC), [[Canadian Pacific Railway]], and [[BNSF Railway]] having track usage rights,<ref>{{cite web|title=Greater Vancouver Gateway Council - Lower Mainland Rail Infrastructure Study|url=http://vancouver.ca/docs/eastern-core/rail-infrastructure-study.pdf|website=City of Vancouver|accessdate=2016-03-09|format=PDF}}</ref> as do [[Via Rail]]'s ''[[The Canadian]]'' (to Toronto) and [[Amtrak Cascades|Amtrak's ''Cascades'']] passenger trains (to Seattle). |
The bridge is owned by the [[Government of Canada]], operated and maintained by the [[Canadian National Railway]], with the [[Southern Railway of British Columbia]] (SRYBC), [[Canadian Pacific Railway]], and [[BNSF Railway]] having track usage rights,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Greater Vancouver Gateway Council - Lower Mainland Rail Infrastructure Study|url=http://vancouver.ca/docs/eastern-core/rail-infrastructure-study.pdf|website=City of Vancouver|accessdate=2016-03-09|format=PDF}}</ref> as do [[Via Rail]]'s ''[[The Canadian]]'' (to Toronto) and [[Amtrak Cascades|Amtrak's ''Cascades'']] passenger trains (to Seattle). |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 00:37, 10 March 2016
The New Westminster Bridge (also known as the New Westminster Rail Bridge (NSRW)[1] or the Fraser River Swing Bridge) crosses the Fraser River and connects New Westminster with Surrey, British Columbia, in Canada.
The New Westminster Bridge was constructed in 1904 and was originally built with two decks.
The lower deck was used for rail traffic, and the upper deck was used for automobile traffic. With the opening of the Pattullo Bridge in 1937, the upper deck was removed and the bridge was converted exclusively for rail use.
The toll for the upper bridge was 25 cents and created quite an uproar for farmers who found out quickly that by taking their livestock across on foot would cost them a quarter a head but if they put them in a truck it cost a quarter for the whole load.
The bridge was the preferred method of transport across the Fraser until the Pattullo Bridge opened in 1937. Prior to that to cross that part of the river meant using the K De K ferry which would dock at the present day Brownsville location which is part of the Bridgeview neighbourhood of Surrey.
The bridge is owned by the Government of Canada, operated and maintained by the Canadian National Railway, with the Southern Railway of British Columbia (SRYBC), Canadian Pacific Railway, and BNSF Railway having track usage rights,[1] as do Via Rail's The Canadian (to Toronto) and Amtrak's Cascades passenger trains (to Seattle).
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- ^ a b "Greater Vancouver Gateway Council - Lower Mainland Rail Infrastructure Study" (PDF). City of Vancouver. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- Railway bridges in British Columbia
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