Editing Alex Fraser Bridge (section)

==Overview==
The Alex Fraser Bridge is {{convert|2525|m|ft}} long with a main span of {{convert|465|m|ft}}. The towers are {{convert|154|m|ft}} tall.<ref>[http://www.cowi-na.com/menu/projects/bridge/design-bid-build/alex-fraser-bridge Buckland & Taylor project page], lists design facts about the bridge</ref> It consists of seven lanes, three in each direction with the middle lane acting as a reversible lane, and had a maximum speed limit of {{convert|90|km/h}} until July 24, 2019, when the speed limit was lowered to {{convert|70|km/h}} to accommodate the additional reversible lane.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chan |first=Kenneth |date=July 24, 2019 |work=[[Daily Hive]] |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/alex-fraser-bridge-speed-limit-2019 |title=Alex Fraser Bridge speed limit permanently lowered to 70 km/hr }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Amiri |first=Hamed |date=July 23, 2019 |work=604 Now.com |url=https://604now.com/new-speed-limit-lane-closures-alex-fraser-bridge-2019/ |title=Speed limit on Alex Fraser Bridge being permanently lowered by 20 km/h }}</ref> Upon opening in 1986, only four of the six available lanes were open. Cyclists and pedestrians share two narrow sidewalks one on each side. All six lanes opened in 1987 after traffic demand justified the need.<ref>{{cite web |website=Vancouver History.ca |url=http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1986.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505072916/http://vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1986.htm |archive-date=2020-05-05 |title=The History of Metropolitan Vancouver – 1986 chronology }}</ref>

The bridge's southern end is in North Delta and its northern end is on [[Delta, British Columbia|Delta]]'s [[Annacis Island]]. Connections on its southern end lead to [[White Rock, British Columbia|White Rock]] and the [[Canada–United States border]] at the [[Peace Arch Border Crossing|Peace Arch border crossing]]. The connections on the northern end lead into the cities of New Westminster, Richmond, and [[Burnaby]], and on into [[Vancouver]] itself. It is a major artery in the [[Lower Mainland]] of British Columbia.

The bridge was constructed for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and was designed by a joint venture of Klohn Crippen Berger and [[Buckland & Taylor]] (now COWI North America). Its total cost was $58 million.