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A complete pier [bridge support]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.15
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

After [south end of Granville Street Bridge with traffic, looking north]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.44
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Before [view of Granville Street, False Creek and North Shore looking north]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.02
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Curing and patching the deck [men paving bridge deck]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.31
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Excavation for footing of a pier [men working in excavation pit]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.12
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Excavation for pier M7. Floating clamshell dredge and scow

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.06
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Finishing the deck [construction of bridge ramp deck]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.34
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Foreground - a plinth of a pier is stripped and ready for shaft steel [bridge support construction]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.16
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Forms for the deck [men working on bridge deck]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.29
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

From the air [aerial view of Vancouver and False Creek showing Burrard and Granville Street bridges]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.43
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Granville Bridge construction project sign on site

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.01
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Ground-breaking ceremony (dignitaries seated)

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.05
• Item
• Sept. 12, 1951

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Junction of 4th [Fourth]/Fir [Street] ramp and Granville [Steet] south [view from ground]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.37
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Looking down into the cofferdam [bridge support construction (detail)]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.10
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

North end and Howe Street ramp [panorama of bridge construction]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.36
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Pier M6 complete and stripped [bridge support construction looking west]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.11
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Pouring the deck [pouring concrete for bridge deck]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.35
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Reinforcing steel for the deck [construction of rebar support for bridge deck]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.32
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Runways and 'motobuggies' to carry the concrete for the deck [construction of bridge ramp deck]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.33
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Seymour Street ramp [view of bridge ramp supports from ground]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.38
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Steel closure at pier M1 [installation of steel support beam]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.22
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Steel closure to pier M6 [construction of steel deck truss, mid span]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.27
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Steel closure to pier M7 [construction of steel deck truss]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.24
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Steel work at pier M6

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.26
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Structural steel for the deck [steel support for bridge deck]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.28
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The cofferdam of pier M7 [pile driving, north side]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.07
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The collapse of M6 cofferdam [B.C. Bridge & Dredging Company dredger, Granville island]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.08
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The completed deck with centre curb and traffic lines [mid span looking north]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.30
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The curved beams between S-35 and S-36 on the Hemlock [Street] ramp [view of bridge ramp supports from underneath]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.39
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The dream

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.04
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The first steel member in place from pier M8 to falsework bent [bridge support construction]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.20
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The form for the footing [foundation construction]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.13
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The [Granville Bridge] opening ceremony [mid span]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.40
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The new and the old [view of new and old Granville Street bridges, looking north]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.42
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The piers on Granville island ready for the steel work [bridge supports looking south]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.14
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The prefabricated shaft steel erected on the plinth ready for forming

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.19
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The problem [old (second) Granville Street Bridge with swing span open]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.03
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The roller bearings and wind girder are in place on M7 ready for the steel

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.21
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The shaft of pier M7 being built in the cofferdam [bridge support construction]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.09
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The shaft steel of the piers were prefabricated and brought in on semi-trailer trucks

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.17
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The shafts of the piers are stripped and the cross girder is in forms

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.18
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The steel nearing pier M3 [construction of steel deck truss]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.23
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The unsupported channel span four panels beyond the centre [construction of steel deck truss over False Creek]

• COV-S593-: CVA 216-2.25
• Item
• 1954

Part of City of Vancouver fonds