What is Pattullo Bridge?
{{Infobox Bridge |bridge_name = Pattullo Bridge |image = patullobridge.jpg |carries = Four lanes of [[British Columbia Highway 1A]]/[[British Columbia Highway 99A|99A]], pedestrians and bicycles |crosses = [[Fraser River]] |locale = [[New Westminster]] <br /> [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] |maint = [[TransLink (British Columbia)|TransLink]] |design = [[Through arch bridge]] |length = 1227 m |open = {{Start date and age|1937|11|15}} |coordinates = {{coord|display=inline,title|name=Pattullo Bridge|49.207575|N|122.894654|W}} |traffic = 75,700 }} The '''Pattullo Bridge''' is the [[through arch bridge]] that crosses over the [[Fraser River]]. It goes from [[New Westminster]] to north bank of the river to the city of [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]]. The bridge was opened in [[1937]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://buzzer.translink.ca/2009/01/from-the-opening-of-the-pattullo-bridge-1937/|accessdate=2014-03-31|title=From the opening of the Pattullo Bridge, 1937|date=28 January 2009|publisher=The Buzzer (TransLink)}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On January 18, 2009, there was a fire that started on the south end of the bridge in the structure under the bridge deck. The 60-foot long wooden [[trestle]] on the south side of the bridge which connects the steel and concrete structure to the earthen berm was burned and needed to be entirely rebuilt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pattullo-bridge-to-close-for-a-month-after-fire-1.784898|accessdate=2014-03-31|title=Pattullo Bridge to close for a month after fire|publisher=[[CTV News]]}}</ref> The investigators treated the fire as suspicious.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/81245/suspicious-fire-closes-patullo-bridge-for-up-to-six-weeks/|accessdate=2014-03-31|title=Suspicious fire closes Patullo Bridge for up to six weeks|publisher=[[Metro International|Metro News]]}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |b