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24-473: Stretching north from the Fraser River to East 41st Avenue, Victoria–Fraserview is bordered on the west by Knight Street, one of Vancouver's busiest north–south corridors and on the east by a line including Elliott Street and Vivian Drive. It is on a south-facing slope that looks over the Fraser River and Mitchell Island towards Richmond and Delta . Much of the commercial development in the neighbourhood

48-405: A new shared walking and cycling path. During early 2020, the bridge underwent extensive rehabilitation that required overnight single lane closures in each direction. The work included lighting upgrades, pier repairs, and the replacement of crash cushions , signage, and bearing and expansion joints. Rehabilitation works also took place in 2023, including bearing replacements, milling and repaving

72-505: A pier adjacent to the riverbank. Ranking first in Vancouver, the bridge was the scene of more than 2,500 car accidents during 2013–2017, of which nearly half resulted in injuries or fatalities. The Marine Dr. on and off ramps have rated among Canada's most dangerous intersections. In 2017, the city made design and signalling changes to enhance safety, which included a new turn bay for westbound vehicles on SE Marine Dr. turning north, and

96-540: A proposed 1970s crossing in the vicinity, to relieve the Oak Street Bridge . Constructed 1969–1974, the structure was the second cast-in-place segmental cantilever bridge built in North America, the first being Quebec in 1964. For many years, the 109.7-metre (360 ft) main span held the world record for this design. Each drop-in span, which joins the two separate parallel cantilever spans from

120-751: Is a crossing over the north arm of the Fraser River , the Canadian National Railway (CNR) line, and several roads, in Metro Vancouver . The 1929 Vancouver Major Streets Plan designated the Clark-Knight corridor as a six-lane arterial road . The upgrade delayed for decades, Knight St. was never a streetcar route, and experienced less commercial and lower intensity development than nearby arterials. A late 1950s metropolitan highway planning committee recommendation included

144-467: Is focused along Victoria Drive, which features a range of ethnic shops and services. The neighbourhood is dominated by single-family residences, but some townhomes can be found throughout the area. Along the Fraser River, a portion of the development known as the Fraserlands has brought condominia and other residential construction to former industrial lands. Musqueam First Nations tradition

168-448: Is indicating that the flats along the Fraser River in the southwestern portion of Victoria–Fraserview was the site of an important village and a number of east–west trails leading towards settlements in what is now New Westminster . The first European settlers arrived in the 1860s, and a wagon road constructed in 1875 to the west of Knight Street on what is now Fraser Street opened the vast acres of virgin forest to homesteaders . As part of

192-607: Is located on Argyle Drive, within walking distance of David Thompson Secondary School and Humm Park. Mitchell Island Mitchell Island is an island in the North Arm of the Fraser River in British Columbia , Canada , located between the cities of Vancouver and Richmond (incorporated as part of the latter). It is crossed by (and has on- and off-ramps for) the Knight Street Bridge , which

216-461: Is one of the main bridges between the City of Vancouver and Richmond. Originally agricultural, its land is now mainly used for industrial purposes. The island is host to a number of auto wreckers . Mitchell Island now includes the area of Twigg Island, originally known as Mason's Island and also known as Bell Island, a name which was rescinded in 1951 after the channel separating it from Mitchell Island

240-478: The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation despite protestations of neighbours. In the early days of settlement, the floodplain along the Fraser River was popular with small vegetable farmers, but later was taken over by industrial development along the working river. Since the 1980s, industrial land has slowly transformed to residential properties. While Victoria–Fraserview was populated early in

264-542: The Sea Cap XII , struck the underside of the Knight Street Bridge at 1:45 PM, damaging the bridge and the fixtures secured underneath its deck. The impact caused the boom to bend and the crane to slide off the barge and sink, and the bridge was closed to traffic for about 48 hours. Water supply to Mitchell Island via the bridge was shut down for 25 days, and an emergency bypass water supply from Vancouver

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288-506: The Municipality of South Vancouver, Victoria–Fraserview began to receive more attention from farmers who cleared land in the region. It became part of the city of Vancouver in 1929. Much of the existing development in the neighbourhood came in the 1940s, when land was needed for returning veterans of World War II . 1,100 new homes were built in the area (and its neighbour to the west, Sunset ) for these veterans, on land expropriated by

312-459: The business to a new bottling facility in nearby Burnaby and sold the 1.25-acre farm property to a local Killarney-area development company. Avalonna Homes has applied to the City of Vancouver for rezoning permits to allow them to build around 60 townhouse units on the site and renovate the heritage house. Victoria–Fraserview contains eight parks and a number of walking trails along the Fraser River. The Fraserview branch of Vancouver Public Library

336-625: The city's development, it does not have many existing heritage buildings, but one remains as a unique site in a metropolitan city, the Avalon Dairy. Started in 1906 by Jeremiah Crowley, the Avalon Dairy started with six cows and grew into the longest-running dairy operation in British Columbia and is still run by the Crowley family. In 2011, Lee Crowley, the current owner of Avalonian Dairy and grandson of founder Jeremiah Crowley, moved

360-588: The development of the Surrey plateau, and reduced encroachment upon the agricultural lowland of Richmond. If land use had been determined by market forces alone, development along the Knight St. extension south of the bridge would have created the largest industrial park in region. The initial zoning proposal was for a broader footprint south to Cambie Rd., but the final version provided the present narrower corridor south to Westminster Hwy. In 2014, improvements to

384-472: The island itself. 49°12′09″N 123°05′31″W  /  49.20250°N 123.09194°W  / 49.20250; -123.09194 This Metro Vancouver location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to an island or group of islands in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Knight Street Bridge The Knight Street Bridge

408-650: The main piers, is an arched post-tensioned concrete girder, resting on rubber bearings at each end. Like Knight Street , the bridge was named after Robert Knight, a property owner in South Vancouver in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the planning stage, the project was known as the Fraser Street Bridge Replacement . At the official opening ceremony in January 1974, Graham Lea , provincial Minister of Highways, cut

432-442: The outside lanes becoming the off and on ramps for the island. The electrically heated deck minimizes winter de-icing. On the underside of the deck, the western spans carry a maintenance walkway, above which are a water pipe, gas pipe, and electrical lines. The navigational clearance is 19–23 metres (62–75 ft) at the apex, depending upon the tide. Upgrading Knight St., and eliminating the load weight restrictions associated with

456-464: The previous structure, this Vancouver – Richmond link eased congestion, and connected to Highway 99 , and since 1989, Highway 91 . Averaging over 100,000 vehicle crossings daily, the bridge is the second busiest in the Lower Mainland. Cyclists are legally required to ride on the sidewalks. On January 15, 2000 the boom of a mobile crane transported on a barge named T.L. Sharpe , towed by

480-523: The ribbon. On hand were Gil Blair, mayor of Richmond, and Art Phillips , mayor of Vancouver. Totalling about $ 15M, including $ 3M for roadways, the province funded the scheme. On formation in 1999, TransLink assumed ownership and maintenance responsibilities. The configuration comprises an overpass of Marine Drive, the 238-metre (781 ft) Knight Street Bridge North, and the 1,198-metre (3,930 ft) Knight Street Bridge South. The six-lane medium-level bridge reduces to four lanes over Mitchell Island ,

504-427: The south bridge. The north abutments and piers rest upon spread footings, whereas the south ones rest upon timber and steel-pipe piles. To densify the ground, 105 injection boreholes were drilled to a depth of 12.3 metres (40 ft) around one abutment, and filled at pressure with a low mobility grout up to the surface. Timber compaction piles were used for densification in other areas. Steel-pipe piles were installed at

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528-520: The top layer of concrete deck with polyester polymer concrete (PPC) overlay to prevent future corrosion, pier patch repair expansion joint replacement and railing replacement ( https://www.translink.ca/plans-and-projects/projects/maintenance-and-upgrade-program/bridge-projects ). Formerly, transport planning had not been coordinated with land use planning. However, the establishment of the Agricultural Land Reserve in 1973 encouraged

552-426: Was filled in. Also incorporated into Mitchell Island after the intervening channel was Eburne Island. The island's name commemorates the original Crown Grantee, Alexander Mitchell. The only way to get on and off the island by road or walking is through on- and off-ramps near the middle of the Knight Street Bridge . There is also a bus stop near the exit and entrance from the bridge; however, buses do not travel on

576-411: Was installed. The incident prompted the City of Richmond to install a second water main to Mitchell Island in 2002. In 2011, the bridge underwent a seismic retrofit of three abutments, which were vulnerable to settlement or collapse from movements during soil liquefaction . The subsurface conditions comprise dense till-like soils for the north bridge, but potentially liquefiable deltaic sediments for

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