Lions Gate Bridge
Description:
The Lions Gate Bridge crosses the Burrard Inlet Strait and connects Downtown Vancouver with North Vancouver and West Vancouver.
The length of the main span of the structure is 473 meters, the height of the tower is 111 meters. The capacity of the suspension bridge is quite large. Every day about 60-70 thousand vehicles weighing up to 13 tons pass through it.
The opening of the building took place in 1938. Right along the line of the bridge are high mountains, called the Lions. At the entrance to the bridge are also concrete figures of lions. These are works by sculptor Charles Maregha.
Not so long ago, the bridge, which became a kind of symbol of the city, was reconstructed and expanded, which further increased its reliability. In 2005, Lions Gate was added to the Canadian list of historic sites.