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Pattullo Bridge
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Pattullo Bridge
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The railroad bridge just upstream from the Pattullo Bridge was opened in 1904 and when first opened, it was a double-decker bridge, rail on the bottom, road on the top. The name “City of New Westminster” was chosenHistoric down town New Westminster by Queen Victoria in 1859 after her favourite part of London – Westminster. The site of “New Westminster” was chosen in 1859, partly for military reasons, as it was on a steep hill on the north side of a wide river – thus more easily defended. New Westminster was the first city in Western Canada, west of the lake head (the Great Lakes).
The railroad bridge just upstream from the Pattullo Bridge was opened in 1904 and when first opened, it was a double-decker bridge, rail on the bottom, road on the top. The name “City of New Westminster” was chosenHistoric down town New Westminster by Queen Victoria in 1859 after her favourite part…