CPR then sold the existing 1907 bridge to the province of British Columbia, which floated that bridge a small distance upstream and converted it into the original road crossing.

[7] Before its construction, traffic utilized a government-subsidized ferry,[8][9][10] which had started its operation on 27 September 1902.

[11] The second span, a highway bridge was opened on 21 October, 1957 by Premier W. A. C. Bennett and cost $1,050,000 (equivalent $10,861,824.32 in 2022 dollars).

[12] The original Pitt River road bridge (second Pitt River rail bridge) was purchased by the Western Canada Steel company and floated downstream along the Fraser River to connect Vancouver and Richmond, BC with its plant on Twigg Island as a road-rail bridge.

[7] The third (northern) span was built in the 1978 at cost of $2.8 million dollars (equivalent to $11,554,716.98 in 2022) and was opened on 1 August by Highways Minister Alex Fraser.