Granville Street Bridge
| Granville Street Bridge | |
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The modern Granville Street Bridge, with downtown and the North Shore mountains in the distance.
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| Coordinates | 49°16′21″N 123°07′59″W / 49.272551°N 123.133049°WCoordinates: 49°16′21″N 123°07′59″W / 49.272551°N 123.133049°W |
| Carries | Eight lanes of British Columbia Highway 99, Granville Street, pedestrians, and bicycles |
| Crosses | False Creek |
| Locale | Vancouver |
| Maintained by | City of Vancouver |
| Preceded by | Granville Street Bridge (second) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever/truss bridge |
| Clearance below | 27.4 m |
| History | |
| Opened | February 4, 1954 |
The Granville Street Bridge is an eight lane bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. It spans False Creek and is 27.4 metres above Granville Island. It is part of Highway 99.
On February 4, 1954, the current Granville Street Bridge, costing $16.5 million, opened. A million cars would cross over the bridge in its first month. The city of Vancouver funded the bridge itself as Mayor Frederick Hume said "no formal assistance given by any other government body."
The eight-lane structure was constructed on the same alignment as the first bridge while steel plate girders salvaged from the second bridge made barges for constructing the foundations of the Oak Street Bridge.
The first “civilian” to drive over the 1954 bridge was the same woman who was first to drive over the second bridge in 1909. She had been widowed between the two openings, and so had a different name. Both times she was at the wheel of a brand-new Cadillac.
Recent improvements to the bridge include increasing its earthquake resistance, and installing higher curbs and median barriers.
Original bridge in 1888
Second bridge in 1909
The Granville Street Bridge from the Burrard Street Bridge.
Southwest view along Bridge into city centre, Winter 2006
View of downtown.
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