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Once complete, the Port Mann Bridge will widest bridge on the planet.

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Once complete, the Port Mann Bridge will enter the Guinness Book of World Records as the widest bridge on the planet. The bridge is just over 65 metres wide for most of its 470-metre-long span, and reaches 65.231 metres at its widest points – beating the previous record set by the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia by more than 16 metres.

Read more: Three lanes open on new Port Mann Bridge | British Columbia

Who'd knew we have a technological marvel right here in our own backyard!

And you would know that as well if you have been following the Port Mann thread....

http://www.revscene.net/forums/63268...ruction-6.html

Why does this need its own thread. Should be merged
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Originally Posted by murd0c (Post 8033004)

And you would know that as well if you have been following the Port Mann thread....

http://www.revscene.net/forums/63268...ruction-6.html

Sadly I didn't read that thread for good reason as I don't go over the bridge often enough to care. I'm pretty sure there are many others that share the same sentiment.

We have the skybridge which is the longest transit only cabled bridge in the world and the Alex Fraser was one time in the records too

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Originally Posted by Sushi604 (Post 8033012)

Sadly I didn't read that thread for good reason as I don't go over the bridge often enough to care. I'm pretty sure there are many others that share the same sentiment.

I barely read that thread as I don't drive on it either...
But no excuse not to know of its existence as it's a rather large thread.

And no reason to assume your info has not already been noted in there.

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Originally Posted by AzNightmare (Post 8033049)

Well I apologize if it makes any of the readers of this thread feel better. I'm not here to start a heated debate on whats right or wrong.

I felt that a thread based on a genuine cool fact deserved to be on its own thread VS a thread about the new bridge and all the good and bad things that comes with it thread.

Furthermore, from speed reading the thread,

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Originally Posted by Iceman-19 (Post 8028881)

I was on the news today! There was a press conference on the bridge today announcing the fact it's in the guineas book of records for being the worlds widest bridge, and the toll stuff. Then they gave us a BBQ. Vera's catered it. I made a clip in the story. IM SO FAMOUS! (yes I work for kiewit).
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it seems there was just 1 post about the bridge being the widest 5 days ago. Sue me for late to the discussion and being informative at the same time.

Mod's feel free to merge or lock this thread!

the golden ears bridge is one of the longest/largest of its kind as well or it was when it was built