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sooc (just cropped a bit off the left and the top)

We're Here - Bridges and Tunnels

Also for 365: The 2013 Edition's Week 45 theme: Reflections.

 

Taken from the east side of the bridge's north end.

 

The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet. The term "Lions Gate" refers to The Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver. On March 24, 2005, the Lions Gate Bridge was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.

 

The total length of the bridge including the north viaduct is 1,823 metres (5,890 feet). The length including approach spans is 1,517.3 m (4,978 ft), the main span alone is 473 m (1,550 ft), the tower height is 111 m (364 ft), and it has a ship's clearance of 61 m (200 ft).

 

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Uploaded on November 7, 2013
Taken on November 7, 2013