I heard you like bridges

Here’s four of them all next to each other in New Westminster, shot a few days ago from a pier on the Fraser River1. From front to back: SkyBridge. This is only used for our SkyTrain ALRT system and opened in 1990. Pattullo Bridge. 89 years old at the time of death, scary to drive across because of narrow lanes and no centre barrier. Closed permanently in February of this year. It’s now being dismantled. Rail bridge. For your traditional train needs. It swings! Bridge, which replaces the Pattullo. It opened in December 2025 but off-ramps and pedestrian access are still being finished, in part because the old bridge is in the way and they had to chop the ends off of it to allow construction of the new bridge to continue. Named by the local Musequem and Kwantlen bands, it means “a place where you can view the river.” (Apologies for the weird-looking name, which is presented as an image. My blog can’t interpret the special characters due to some old database shenanigans I’ve never…