Eleanor Ward Bridge
Coordinates	49°17′42″N 122°46′29″W / 49.294941°N 122.774786°W / 49.294941; -122.774786
Carries	4 lanes of traffic, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Coquitlam River
Locale	Coquitlam, B.C.
Maintained by	City of Coquitlam
Characteristics
Total length	127 m[1]
History
Construction start	March 1, 2004[2]
Opened	August 26, 2006
Location

The Eleanor Ward Bridge is a four-lane road bridge in Coquitlam, British Columbia. It spans the Coquitlam River, connecting the Coquitlam Town Centre area with the Burke Mountain area of northeast Coquitlam. The $25 million bridge, with a span of 127 m (417 ft.), opened on August 26, 2006.^[1]

The bridge construction was part of the David Avenue Connector project, officially launched on March 1, 2004, and included a second smaller bridge over Hyde Creek and two kilometres of new road between Pipeline Road in the west to Coast Meridian Road in the east. The roadway featured two travel lanes in each direction, four new traffic signals, on-street bicycle lanes, a new sidewalk, a mixed use path and improved street lighting.^[3] At the time, it was the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the City of Coquitlam.^[1]

The bridge was dedicated to the memory of Eleanor Ward, a longtime Coquitlam community volunteer.^[4]

See also

• List of bridges in Canada

References

External links

• Bird's Eye view of the Eleanor Ward Bridge on Bing Maps