Sea Island Connector, Transportation bridge in Richmond, Canada

The Sea Island Connector is a low-level three-lane bridge over the Middle Arm of the Fraser River, running parallel to the Moray Bridge and carrying westbound traffic toward Vancouver International Airport. Concrete beams rest on exposed steel piles driven into the river bed and support the concrete girders. Yacht masts can clear it on the way to the marinas just downstream.

Completed in August 2001, the Sea Island Connector was built as part of a $40 million project that also added a vehicle overpass, interchanges to Grant McConachie Way and Russ Baker Way, and upgrades to Bridgeport Road and the Highway 99 interchange. The project was a partnership of the Vancouver International Airport Authority, the province, the federal government, and the City of Richmond. It replaced congestion-prone access via the Moray Bridge, which had a single lane each way.

The bridge is named after Sea Island, the island it links to the mainland; its Chinese name, 海島橋, means "Sea Island Bridge". Pleasure craft rather than commercial vessels use the Middle Arm, and yacht masts can clear the low structure on the way to the marinas just downstream.

Traffic tends to peak during rush hours, especially on weekday mornings and late afternoons. Planning your crossing for quieter times can make the journey smoother and more predictable.

The bridge's low profile lets yacht masts pass to the marinas just downstream, since commercial vessels largely avoid the Middle Arm while pleasure craft use it heavily. In November and December 2019 the adjacent Russ Baker Way overpass was closed lane by lane for concrete rehabilitation, drainage and bearing replacement.