[2] The SkyBridge opened for revenue use on March 16, 1990, with the second half of the Phase II extension of SkyTrain to Scott Road station.

A third set of rails in the middle, not connected to the SkyTrain tracks, is used by maintenance crews to truck equipment back and forth on the bridge.

The deck is composed of 104 pre-fabricated concrete sections which were built in Richmond, transported via barge, and lifted into place with heavy machinery.

[11] The issue was the climax of a series of defeats for construction unions as a result of the Social Credit Party's preference for non-union workers.

[11] The situation drew ire from the BC and Yukon Building and Construction Trades Council, who called it a "hot site".