Location
New Westminster, British Columbia
Expertise
Transportation
Active Transportation
Bridges
Transportation Planning
Share
The City of New Westminster boasts a scenic quay, boardwalk, and park along the Fraser River that attracts locals and tourists.
The City sought to create an aesthetically appealing and innovative pedestrian bridge to enhance accessibility to the eastern end of the Westminster Pier Park from the downtown area. Built in 2012, the linear park only had one point of access – through a parking lot at its western end.
The City retained Associated Engineering as lead consultant to provide engineering and architectural services for the design and construction of the Fourth Street Pedestrian Overpass. The overpass crosses from the Front Street Parkade in downtown New Westminster, over Front Street, a very busy truck route, and over several railway lines.
The 34 metre long pedestrian bridge includes a 26 metre cantilevered overpass and an 8 metre by 8 metre viewing platform, with an elevator and stairs down to the Westminster Pier Park, and provision for a future ramp.
Client
The City of New Westminster
Project Highlights
34M
Length
26M
cantilevered overpass
8M by 8M
viewing platform
More Transportation Projects
See all projects
Airports
Vancouver International Airport Parallel Runway
Transportation
Highway 17 at County Road 508 Interchange
Pedestrian Bridges
Dayton Street Pedestrian and Cycling Overpass
Seismic Evaluation & Retrofitting
Mission Bridge Seismic Retrofit
Transportation
Broadway Street Improvements
Streetscaping
Langford Cultural District
Transportation
Edmonton Valley Line – Stage 1
Transit
SkyTrain Crossing of South Point Drive
Infrastructure
Chippewas of Nawash First Nation – Roads and Culvert Flood Damage Repair
Airports
Nanaimo Airport Airfield Electrical Upgrading
Transportation
Highway 16 SAFE Corridor
Transportation
Cold Lake CRISP
Streetscaping
Nigel Valley Public Spaces
Transportation
Kapuskasing River Bridge
Infrastructure