Trivia: The bridge has two 123-metre (404 ft) tall columns and carries trains 45 metres (148 ft) above the Fraser River and valley.The main span is 340 metres (1,120 ft) and the total length is 616 metres (2,021 ft). The bridge was the longest cable-supported transit-only bridge in the world from its opening in 1990 to 2019, when it was surpassed by the Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge.