Alex Fraser Bridge

Location: Annacis Island - Delta, BC Canada

Project Completed: 1986

Total Length: 930 m (3050 ft.)

Main Span: 465 m (1525 ft.)

Tower Height: 154 m (505 ft.)

DESCRIPTION

The Alex Fraser Bridge carries six lanes of traffic, and was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world from 1986, when it opened, until 1991. It was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Americas until the Cooper River Bridge opened in July, 2005.

SERVICES PROVIDED / DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provided independent consultancy and a contract employee, in the role of project surveyor for the general contractor.

• Provided survey / geometry control of construction of the concrete pylons, and installation control of the tower anchorages, deck girders and cable stay tensioning.