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The Burrard Street Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Burrard Bridge) is a four-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930–1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek , connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street ...
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, [1] is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver.
Located on the east side of the park, the Eagle Point view shows off the Burrard Inlet and looks across Vancouver as far as the Lions Gate Bridge. While this view point isn't the most popular among visitors, it is highly recommended for its beautiful hike along the Arbutus Trail and its quiet nature.
Brockton Point Lighthouse. Brockton Point is a headland off the Downtown Peninsula of Vancouver, on the north side of Coal Harbour.Named after Francis Brockton, it is the most easterly part of Stanley Park [1] and is home to a 100-year-old lighthouse and several hand-carved totem poles made in British Columbia.
Canada's longest bridge is the Confederation Bridge in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with a total of 12,910 metres (8.02 mi) between abutments, it's also the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. More than 5,000 local workers helped with the project, which cost about $1 billion.
Originally named the Second Narrows Bridge, it connects Vancouver to the North Shore of Burrard Inlet, which includes the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. It was constructed adjacent to the older Second Narrows Bridge, which is now exclusively a rail bridge. Its construction, from 1956 to 1960, was ...
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