After all, it had happened before and the small island community of mostly farmers where she's lived for 15 years had always managed. Residents walk about 325 metres over the bridge to get in or out of the island after the structure was deemed unsafe for vehicle traffic. A representative for TransLink — the transit authority that owns the 113-year-old bridge — was on the Delta side handing out Tim Hortons coffee. The tug Quadrant Partner struck the bridge on Jan. 20 and the crash is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board. And when you're on the bridge deck currently, you can actually see that it's not in a completely closed position.