Iskana-Porrier Bridge
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Iskana-Porrier Bridge Gibi Inlet Bridge | |
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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.