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The Annacis Island Swing Bridge, built in 1986, is a road and rail swing bridge over the Annacis Channel of the Fraser River in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The bridge connects the community of Queensborough, part of New Westminster on Lulu Island, to Annacis Island in Delta. It replaced the Derwent Way Bridge built in 1955 at the same location.

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Annacis Island Swing Bridge
Annacis Island Swing Bridge, Delta

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Annacis Island Swing Bridge
V3M 6S9 Delta
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