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[View from the seawall of a ship passing under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[View of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction on the north shore]

[Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[A tower of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[A Union steamship passing under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[The Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[Union steam ship passing under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[View from Prospect Point of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[View of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction on the north shore]

[View of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

Clamping the last of the 61 wire ropes which go into each cable. One of the cable anchorages on the South Shore.

"Creeper" is shown in position for erection of the top (and last) section of South tower. Taken from West Vancouver Ferry.

All road-beds are erected. View from above cable anchorage on South Shore.

Catwalks are now being taken down in sections. Marine Signal station in center.

[The Lions Gate (First Narrows) Bridge under construction]

[An unidentified man standing on the Lions Gate (First Narrows) Bridge during construction]

[Lions gate Bridge under construction]

[The Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[Ship passing under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[View from Prospect Point of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[View from the Prospect Point signal station of a ship passing under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[View of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction from the lookout at Prospect Point]

[A C.P.R. "Princess" vessel under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[A tower of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

[A Union Steamship vessel under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]

Due to the tide, the scow carrying this first road section made two attempts before its position was just right for releasing its heavy load of steel.

Long distance lens picture of first section of Bridge roadway. Steel being raised from scow to centre of span. Note the signal man.

Looking down into east cable anchorage on South Shore, showing clamps which secure each of the 61 strands of cable to concrete.

On this date the last of the 61 wire ropes which form each of the suspension cables were secured to their butts in the anchorage.

Only the top steel-work bwetween the two pillars remains to be finished. Roadbed will be laid over the flat cross-bar.

Progress made on construction of pedestrian subway and overhead traffic road at causeway entrance to Stanley Park.

Ready-built sections of catwalks were drawn up two at a time, placed in position and bolted to supporting cables.

Section of suspension cable. Diameter 13 1/2 inches. Cable is wire-wrapped over a cedar covering. 1050 tons in cables.

Steel work on the bridge road-bed is complete and concrete laying on road through Stanley Park finished to bridge head.

4:50 a.m. Five minutes later the four catwalk cables were secured on North Shore. "Fispa&q...

4:50 a.m. Five minutes later the four catwalk cables were secured on North Shore. "Fispa" is near scow that is hauling cables across.

Another view of the clamping of the 61 strands of one of the two suspension cables in catwalk at south end of Lions Gate Bridge.

At 6:00 a.m. the catwalk cables (from one tower only) were secured. Exactly 6 months later the last of the 8 catwalk cables was taken down.

Tower piers are finished (South Shore). A few days after this picture was taken work commenced on erection of big steel construction "creeper".

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