Iskana-Porrier Bridge
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Iskana-Porrier Bridge Gibi Inlet Bridge | |
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| Carries |
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| Crosses | Gibi Inlet Gibi Creek |
| Locale | Tofino and Arinals |
| Owner | Province of Zian |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-decked suspension spans (two, connected by center anchorage) |
| Material | Steel, concrete |
| Total length | 10,176 ft (3,102 m) |
| Width | 10 traffic lanes totaling 258.33 ft (78.74 m) |
| Height | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Longest span | 1,400 ft (430 m) |
| Clearance above | 14.67 feet (4.47 m) |
| Clearance below | 190 feet (58 m) |
| History | |
| Construction start | July 8, 1933 January 29, 2017 |
| Construction end | November 12, 1936 (original) September 2, 2021 (replacement) |
| Opened | November 12, 1936 September 2, 2021 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 560,000 |
The Iskana-Porrier Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting Tofino and Arinals across the Gibi Inlet (known as Gibi Creek). The bridge carries over half a million vehicles daily, and is one of the busiest bridges in the world. It is a major transportation network in the Tofino-Arinals Metropolitan Area. Originally constructed and opened in 1936, the bridge has undergone numerous expansions and retrofitting, most recently with a 2-year project to replace the span (which had been aged and subsequently damaged by the 2019 Coastal Valley Earthquake) which completed in 2021.