At the official opening ceremony in July 1993, Art Charbonneau, the provincial Minister of Transportation and Highways, unveiled a plaque, and Mayor Greg Halsey-Brandt cut the ribbon.

[4] No doubt, John Miller, principal of JJM Group, the prime contactor, would have been present.

The city owns and maintains[6] this low-level four-lane bridge, having bicycle lanes and a wide, separated sidewalk.

On the south bank, a pedestrian ramp on the west side connects with the dyke trail below.

[2] At the time of bridge construction, the city seemed unaware of the development potential of its vacant land that stretched to Hollybridge Way.

[8] Prior to the Richmond Olympic Oval development, River Rd., free of interrupting intersections, was a popular thoroughfare.

To offset the oval development costs, the city sold 18.6 acres of riverfront land in early 2007 for $141m.

to a junction with Lynas Lane, thereby transforming the existing foreshore road into a green space.

The transparent design of the replacement station, using the existing concrete wet well structure beside the southwestern part of the bridge, allows the public to view the complicated pumping machinery.