Lions Gate Bridge facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lions Gate Bridge |
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Lions Gate Bridge from Stanley Park, 2013
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Coordinates | 49°18′55″N 123°8′18″W / 49.31528°N 123.13833°W |
Carries | Three lanes of British Columbia Highway 1A/99, pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses | Burrard Inlet |
Locale | Vancouver West Vancouver |
Official name | First Narrows Bridge |
Maintained by | British Columbia Ministry of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Suspension bridge |
Total length | 1,823 m (5,981 ft) |
Height | 111 m (364 ft) |
Longest span | 473 m (1,552 ft) |
Load limit | 13 tonnes (12.8 long tons; 14.3 short tons) |
Clearance below | 61 m (200 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Charles Nicholas Monsarrat Philip Louis Pratley |
Construction begin | March 31, 1937 |
Opened | November 14, 1938 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 60,000 – 70,000 |
Official name: Lions Gate Bridge National Historic Site of Canada | |
Designated: | 24 March 2005 |
Reference #: | 11711 |
The Lions Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is one of Canada's National Historic Sites.
Images for kids
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Lions Gate Bridge and North Vancouver from Prospect Point in Stanley Park
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