Vancouver Contractor Drives Bridge Piles in Tight Schedule
The two-lane, steel-truss Dollarton Bridge, built in 1948, will be replaced by October 2005 with a 200-ft-long, two-span reinforced c oncrete structure. Segmental precast concrete sections will support a deck overlay carrying four lanes for traffic, plus two 10-ft-wide sidewalks for cyclists and pedestrians.
The bridge spans the Seymour River just east of a Vancouver-area landmark, the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, on the road to Deep Cove. It carries an average of more than 26,000 vehicles on weekdays.