Tags: bridge (67 pics) 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. History The original bridge was completed in 1889 (123 years ago). It was a 732-metre long low timber trestle. The navigation span, near the north end, was a trussed timber swing span, tied with wire ropes to a central wooden tower. It was largely designed by the CPR, and cost $16,000. In 1891 (121 years ago) the bridge was widened on both sides for streetcar tracks, except where the tracks converged for the swing span. The second bridge was completed in 1909 (103 years ago). It was a longer, medium-level steel bridge with a through truss swing span. On Feb. 4, 1954 (58 years ago), 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." It was once the widest bridge in North America — by 1 centimetre.[dubious – discuss] 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 (58 years ago) bridge was the same woman who was first to drive over the second bridge in 1909 (103 years ago). 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.

Navigation Previous picture Back to gallery Next picture View in fullscreen Rate this picture       Download 1280x720 - 720p HD 1280x800 - widescreen 1366x768 - widescreen 1440x900 - widescreen 1440x1080 - 1080i HD 1600x900 1680x1050 - widescreen 1920x1080 - 1080p HD Use this wallpaper Set this wallpaper as homepage Comments Social Forum: HTML:

Users who have seen this wallpaper have also seen:

White Houses

Sentosa Island, Singapore

Champs Elysees, Paris, France

Rialto Bridge, Grand Canal, Venice, Italy

Trakai Peninsula Castle, Lake Galve, Trakai, Lithuania

Random Known places

Manarola, Italy

Island Capri

Lake Como, Italy

Glasgow University

Luxury Resort

Request deletion of this wallpaper

Claim ownership of this picture