The Moray Bridge , also known as the Moray Channel Bridge , and formerly the Middle Arm Bridge , is a crossing over the middle arm of the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver . Richard Moody , who would name geographical features, such as this channel, after acquaintances, honoured Jonathan Moray (1824–84), a sergeant in the Corps of Royal Engineers , and later the New Westminster police chief.
19-868: Opened in July 1957, the same date as the Oak Street Bridge , these links replaced the Marpole Bridge (road) . The new configuration created a more circuitous route between Vancouver and Vancouver International Airport (YVR), not restored until the Arthur Laing Bridge opened in 1975. The concrete and steel second bridge across the Moray Channel cost about $ 1m, of which the federal government contributed $ 400,000. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for BC owns and maintains this low-level two-lane bridge. The centre swing span
38-453: Is 53 metres, and the approaches are 170 metres on Lulu Island , and 124 metres on Sea Island . Within a few years of construction, scouring required repairing and surrounding the protection piers with rock. The expansion joints were repaired in 1962–63. Attached to the western approach, the tender house was replaced the following year. This small building houses the human operator of the swing-span controls. In 1980–81, major pier protection
57-538: The Arthur Laing Bridge opened in 1975. Initially, the highway ended at No. 4 Rd, short of connecting with No. 5 Rd. and the Ladner Ferry . A primary objective was to create a fast route to the U.S. border, partially realized on the 1959 opening of the Deas Tunnel , and fully with the 1962 opening of Highway 99 to the border . A branch is connected to the new Tsawwassen ferry terminal . Vancouver regarded
76-547: The seismic retrofit was completed in 2002. After the bridge opened, more than 50 stores at Hudson and Marine Drive closed from lost business. Low-rise stucco apartments replaced older houses. Once the Arthur Laing Bridge opened, Granville Street developed as the commercial centre. At the south end of the Oak St. Bridge, construction started in 1960 on the first hotel at the highway interchange. Opening in 1962,
95-483: The 25-cent toll would remain for 12½ years to cover construction costs for both the Oak St. and Moray bridges. A week later, he revised this to two years, a promise not fulfilled. Initially, to avoid tolls, most traffic used the Fraser Street Bridge, causing massive congestion, leaving Oak St. Bridge underused. Toll plazas existed on Sea Island Way and on the highway south off the bridge. On opening,
114-604: The 62-room motor inn , initially called Delport Inn, then Airport Inn, was the birth of the Delta Hotels chain. Construction beginning in 1971, the 14-storey tower that opened the next year was the tallest building in Richmond. The project added 144 new suites, and included renovating and expanding the existing amenities. The property is now branded the Sandman Signature Hotel. Other hotels built in
133-464: The Deas Tunnel toll was 50 cents, but a combined tunnel/bridge ticket was 60 cents. However, weekly tickets offered huge savings. A book of 24 tickets usable at each crossing cost $ 1.25, amended to $ 1 for 20 tickets from June 1960. The premier announced that tolls would be lifted from all highways on April 1, 1964, but were removed at 7:30 pm the previous evening. George Massey , after whom
152-561: The bridge as a source of unwanted traffic. Despite federal promises to share construction costs, the province ended up wholly financing the project. Costing about $ 9m, the structure is 1,839.2 metres (6,034 ft) long. The main spans comprise haunched (deeper at supports) steel girders, and the approaches are steel or concrete girders. The central heavy steel deck plate girders , continuous over three spans, measure 60.9 metres (200 ft), 91.4 metres (300 ft), and 60.9 metres (200 ft). The freeway standard of Highway 99 ends where
171-477: The bridge joins the Vancouver surface street grid. Average daily crossings were 85,000 cars in 2000. Averaging 18,000 cars on opening, summer daily averages were 70,000 in 1970, 74,000 in 1975, and 71,000 in 1980. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for BC owns and maintains this high-level, four-lane bridge. Cyclists are legally required to ride on the sidewalks. The premier announced that
190-429: The deck repaved. In 1980–81, major pier protection system was installed. In 1995, owing to extensive deterioration of the bridge deck and precast sidewalk panels, two lanes were closed alternately for resurfacing the deck with a high performance concrete, followed by a waterproof membrane, and asphalt. Recent traffic accidents that highlighted important safety deficiencies prompted the installation of no-posts at
209-732: The foot of the bridge. Following the 2001 opening of the Sea Island Connector , the Moray Bridge has carried only eastbound traffic from YVR. The only unrestricted vehicle access is from Grant McConachie Way . Oak Street Bridge The Oak Street Bridge is a crossing over the north arm of the Fraser River , the Canada Line , and several roads, in Metro Vancouver . During the planning stage, it
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#1732773167584228-570: The immediate vicinity, and their current branding, are the Abercorn Inn (1981), Travelodge Hotel (1984), Accent Inn (1988), and Sandman Hotel Airport (1999). On cleared land hugging the east side of the southern approach, two midrise office buildings and two hotels are under construction. The Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn by Marriott brand hotels will provide 201 rooms. Nehemiah George Massey Nehemiah George Massey (September 5, 1903 – April 8, 1964)
247-444: The median and curbs. The deck joints were again replaced, and deteriorated concrete on the bridge underside removed and patched. The cast-in-place concrete girders of the southern approach were vulnerable to collapse from movements during soil liquefaction . To strengthen the under-reinforced girders, glass fibre reinforced polymer wraps, the most flexible of possible composites, were chosen. Installed over four separate contracts,
266-423: The next 23 and the third 18. Seven people went to hospital. In 1964, a driver, who suffered stroke, plunged off the south end. Sustaining minor injuries from the accident, he died in hospital. The Oak St. Bridge/Highway 99 interchange with Bridgeport Rd./Sea Island Way was modified in 1969–70, and 2001. Despite extensive work on the bridge deck expansion joints in 1973–74, they were rebuilt during 1976–78, and
285-572: The tunnel was renamed, and an outspoken opponent of the tolls, paid the final toll at the bridge that evening. The toll booths were removed, and the roadway narrowed accordingly. Later, the Coquihalla Highway had staffed toll booths (1986–2008), and electronic tolling operated on the new Golden Ears (2009–2017), and Port Mann (2012–2017) bridges. During the morning rush hour of November 27, 1959, heavy fog and road ice caused pileups that damaged 150 cars. The largest involved 35 cars,
304-741: Was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1960, as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Delta. He was defeated when he sought a second term in the 1960 provincial election. Massey was born in Courtown near Gorey , County Wexford , Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1922 to avoid threats by the Irish Republican Army . Massey lived in Regina and moved to Ladner, British Columbia in 1936. He worked at
323-608: Was known as the New Marpole Bridge , and steel plate girders salvaged from the second Granville Street Bridge made barges for constructing the foundations of the Oak St. Bridge. Opened in June 1957, the same date as the Moray Bridge , these links replaced the Marpole Bridge (road) . The new configuration created a more circuitous route between Vancouver and Vancouver International Airport (YVR), not restored until
342-420: Was subject to traffic congestion from vehicle accidents, swing span openings for boats, or rush hour volumes. Linking Sea Island Way on Lulu Island and Miller Rd on Sea Island, the roadway intersected Airport Rd. On construction in the late 1970s, Russ Baker Way became the new intersection, making Airport Rd. (south) a cul-de-sac. Prior to 2001, Airport Rd. (north) leading to Grauer Rd., and Cessna Dr., branched at
361-468: Was undertaken. Prior to the 1969 opening of the Dinsmore Bridge , the Moray Bridge was the only crossing in existence. Consequently, when the span malfunctioned, as it did twice in 1961, traffic could be trapped for several hours. The non-arrival of passengers and crew delayed some airport flights. Mechanical and electrical issues continue to plague the span. The single lane each way, 1957–2001,
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