Skybridge (TransLink)
Coordinates: 49 ° 12 '20 " N , 122 ° 53' 48" W.
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| use | Railway bridge ( SkyTrain ) | |
| Crossing of | Fraser River | |
| place | New Westminster , Surrey | |
| construction | Cable-stayed bridge | |
| overall length | 616 m | |
| Longest span | 340 m | |
| height | 123 m | |
| Clear height | 45 m | |
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The Skybridge [ ˈskaɪˌbɹɪdʒ ] ( Sky Bridge ) is a cable-stayed bridge built in 1989 in the Metro Vancouver region in the southwest of the Canadian province of British Columbia . It spans the Fraser River and connects New Westminster with Surrey .
The bridge is not used for automobile traffic , but carries two tracks of the SkyTrain public transport system operated by Translink and is used by the Expo Line . A (unconnected) third track in the middle of the bridge is used by maintenance workers to move the equipment back and forth.
The two bridge towers are 123 m high, the tracks are 45 m above the river. With a mean span of 340 m and a total length of 616 m, the skybridge is the longest bridge in the world that is intended exclusively for public transport.