PORT MANN BRIDGE GANTRY CRANE COLLAPSED COPYRIGHT BCNEWSVIDEO WIDEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD

PORT MANN BRIDGE GANTRY CRANE COLLAPSED PORT MANN BRIDGE TRANS CANADA HWY 1 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COQUITLAM SEP 8 2011 SONY HDR CX550V BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA BY BCNEWSVIDEO RESOURCES NEEDED TO COMPLETE PROJECT 1,158 pre-cast segments in the approach spans 25,000 tonnes of asphalt used for new bridge deck 116 steel composite segments in the cable‐stay span 45 kilometers of cable 157,000 m3 of concrete 16 km of pile and 5 km of drilled shafts. 28,000 tonnes of re-bar and 13,000 tonnes of structural steel 37 kilometers of onshore Highway 1 widening 3.1 million m3 of earthworks 30 new, 6 rehabilitated structures 100,000 m2 of retaining walls 8,000 person years of employment New 10 lane, 850 m cable-stayed bridge on the Fraser River Crossing 12,000 tonnes of structural steel 157,000 m3 of concrete 1170 m of approaches 288 cables, 251 piles, 108 caissons 2 pylon towers, each 158 m high