George Massey Tunnel

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The George Massey Tunnel is a highway traffic tunnel in British Columbia, Canada, that carries vehicles beneath the Fraser River between Richmond and Delta.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Deas Island Tunnel 3
George Massey Tunnel canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf highway infrastructure
immersed tube tunnel
road tunnel
carries British Columbia Highway 99
vehicular traffic
connects Delta, British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia
constructionMethod immersed tube segments
constructionStart 1950s
country Canada
crosses Fraser River
hasEmergencyExits cross passages between tubes
hasPlannedReplacement bridge project (proposed, revised over time)
hasReversibleLaneControl true
hasSpeedLimit 80 km/h
hasToll no
hasVentilationSystem yes
isBelowSeaLevel yes
isBottleneckOn Highway 99
isKeyLinkBetween Vancouver metropolitan area and U.S. border via Highway 99
isMajorCrossingOf Fraser River
length approximately 629 meters
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInWatershed Fraser River estuary
linked to: Fraser River Delta
locatedNear Deas Island NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf City of Delta
locatedSouthOf City of Richmond
maintainedBy British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
namedAfter George Massey
nearbyInterchange Highway 17A NERFINISHED
Steveston Highway
numberOfLanes 4
opened 1959
openedAs Deas Island Tunnel
openedToTraffic May 1959
owner Province of British Columbia
linked to: British Columbia
partOf Highway 99 corridor
linked to: Highway 99
passesUnder Fraser River South Arm
linked to: Fraser River
previousName Deas Island Tunnel
region Metro Vancouver
roadType freeway
safetyFeatures lane control signals
overheight vehicle detection
servesMetropolitanArea Greater Vancouver
status in service
trafficDirection bidirectional

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fraser River crossedBy George Massey Tunnel
British Columbia Highway 99 hasSegment Deas Island Tunnel
linked to: George Massey Tunnel
British Columbia Highway 99 hasStructure George Massey Tunnel
Delta, British Columbia hasBridge George Massey Tunnel
subject linked to: Delta
George Massey Tunnel openedAs Deas Island Tunnel
linked to: George Massey Tunnel
George Massey Tunnel previousName Deas Island Tunnel
linked to: George Massey Tunnel