Lion's Gate Bridge
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cookiedoe
N 49° 18.922 W 123° 08.324
10U E 489917 N 5462524
A very congested 3 lane bridge. Connecting Stanley Park (Vancouver) with North/West Vancouver
Waymark Code: WM166T
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/28/2007
Views: 128
Total Length including Approach spans: 1517.3 m (4978 ft )
The construction began on March 31 1937. The bridge cost precisely $5,873,837.17 to build. It all began when the Guinness family (of beer fame), decided to invest in land on the North Shore. In 1932, they purchased 4,000 acres of West Vancouver mountain side through a syndicate called British Pacific Properties Ltd. The plan was develop the land and get people to move there. Part of the Guinness plan was to build a bridge over the First Narrows, the existing 2nd Narrows Bridge being deemed to be to far away and “unreliable”. The project proved popular during this depression period, and objections over the fact that the alignment would entail an access road through the heart of Stanley Park were overcome. The job-creating project and the spin-off that would come from the building in West Vancouver were impossible to resist.
Usage: Automobile
Length: Total Length including Approach spans: 1517.3 m (4978 ft )
WWW: [Web Link]
Date Completed: Not listed
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