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Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge

Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: August 26, 2014

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
BC-9 (Agassiz-Rosedale Highway) Over Fraser River
Location
Rural: Fraser Valley District, British Columbia: Canada
Structure Type
Metal Cantilever (Arched) 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1956 By Builder/Contractor: Dominion Bridge Company of Montréal, Québec and Engineer/Design: C. K. Saunders
Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable
Main Span Length
365.0 Feet (111.3 Meters)
Structure Length
6,130.0 Feet (1868.4 Meters)
Roadway Width
Not Available
Spans
3 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
Not Applicable

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Bridge Documentation

This bridge is a large and impressive example of an uncommon but aesthetically pleasing bridge type, the cantilever truss bridge with an arched truss shape. This rare variety of cantilever features a deck truss that transitions into a through truss for the navigation channel, providing more clearance for boats. The design also eliminates the towers associated with typical cantilever through truss bridges and has a carefully concealed suspended span, all of which provides a very graceful looking truss.

This particular bridge also features an extremely long approach system, including numerous simple deck truss spans, as well as a very large number of steel stringer spans. The northern approach is particularly long, and includes a section that runs at an even, low elevation over flood plain.

The plaque on the bridge references the British Columbia Toll Highways and Bridges Authority, suggesting this bridge was originally a toll bridge.

Northern Construction Company and J.W. Stewart Limited, Western Bridge and Steel Fabricators Limited, and Dominion Bridge Company Limited were all listed as contractors for the bridge.

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