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18,000 ton floating drydock at Burrard Drydock Company yards : January 1931
18,000 ton floating drydock at Burrard Drydock Company yards : January 1931
1st Ave Bridge site looking east
1st Ave Bridge site looking east
1st Ave. Bridge site looking west
1st Ave. Bridge site looking west
20,000 tons of solid concrete form this "anchor" to the steel suspension cables on Nort...
20,000 tons of solid concrete form this "anchor" to the steel suspension cables on North Shore
2nd Narrows Bridge under Construction
2nd Narrows Bridge under Construction
2nd [Second] Narrows Bridge [before the vertical lift span was in place]
2nd [Second] Narrows Bridge [before the vertical lift span was in place]
300 foot span on drydock : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock, showing former north east corner : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock, showing former north east corner : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock, showing former north half of west side : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock, showing former north half of west side : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock, showing former north west corner : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock, showing former north west corner : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock, showing former south west corner : January 11, 1931
300 foot span on drydock, showing former south west corner : January 11, 1931
300 foot span partly above water at Pacific Salvage Company's yard : January 7, 1931
300 foot span partly above water at Pacific Salvage Company's yard : January 7, 1931
367 days after this picture was taken the "Empress of Japan" passed under the Lions Gat...
367 days after this picture was taken the "Empress of Japan" passed under the Lions Gate Bridge steel construction having been completed.
4:30 a.m. All is in readiness for scow and tugs to haul four catwalk cables across First Narrows....
4:30 a.m. All is in readiness for scow and tugs to haul four catwalk cables across First Narrows. Light dim. Photo taken with f/2 lens wide open at 20 seconds.
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.
4th - 6th connector.
4th - 6th connector.
4th - 6th connector roadway.
4th - 6th connector roadway.
5:23 a.m. Three of the eight-ton cables for catwalks have been raised 325 feet above tide mark. ...
5:23 a.m. Three of the eight-ton cables for catwalks have been raised 325 feet above tide mark. Distance between piers is 1550 feet.
5th and Granville, sewer diversion & S-9 above ground
5th and Granville, sewer diversion & S-9 above ground
6000 ton steel freighter S.S. Eurana crashed into bridge at 6:15 p.m. eastern driveway of bridge ...
6000 ton steel freighter S.S. Eurana crashed into bridge at 6:15 p.m. eastern driveway of bridge out through : March 10, 1927
[A C.P.R. "Princess" vessel under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A C.P.R. "Princess" vessel under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A crowd gathers to watch a span of the bridge being floated into place]
[A crowd gathers to watch a span of the bridge being floated into place]
[A crowd gathers to watch a span of the bridge being floated into place]
[A crowd gathers to watch a span of the bridge being floated into place]
[A crowd watches as a spread span is floated into place]
[A crowd watches as a spread span is floated into place]
A diver swings into position - lifted by derrick and wire rope. Diver's air-line is being paid o...
A diver swings into position - lifted by derrick and wire rope. Diver's air-line is being paid out by man on top of bank.
[A group of workers pose during construction of the superstructure]
[A group of workers pose during construction of the superstructure]
[A group of workers pose during the construction of a spread span]
[A group of workers pose during the construction of a spread span]
[A group of workers pose during the construction of a spread span]
[A group of workers pose during the construction of a spread span]
[A group of workers pose on the superstructure]
[A group of workers pose on the superstructure]
[A span being floated into place]
[A span being floated into place]
[A span of the bridge being floated into place]
[A span of the bridge being floated into place]
[A span ready for floating]
[A span ready for floating]
[A span secured to two piers]
[A span secured to two piers]
[A spread span is floated into position]
[A spread span is floated into position]
[A tower of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A tower of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A tower of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A tower of the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A trestle bridge under construction over False Creek for the street railway]
[A trestle bridge under construction over False Creek for the street railway]
[A Union steamship passing under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A Union steamship passing under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A Union Steamship vessel under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A Union Steamship vessel under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A Union Steamship vessel under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
[A Union Steamship vessel under the Lions Gate Bridge under construction]
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Abutment "A"
Aerial of Second Narrows bridge and the Alberta Pool Elevator Company
Aerial of Second Narrows bridge and the Alberta Pool Elevator Company
[Aerial view looking north over] Granville Island
[Aerial view looking north over] Granville Island
Aerial view of finished bridge (from E.).
Aerial view of finished bridge (from E.).
Aerial view of finished bridge (from N.E.).
Aerial view of finished bridge (from N.E.).
Aerial view of finished bridge (from S.).
Aerial view of finished bridge (from S.).
Aerial view showing bridge and S.S. Losmar just before she was pulled off by tugs : April 24, 1930
Aerial view showing bridge and S.S. Losmar just before she was pulled off by tugs : April 24, 1930
All road-beds are erected. View from above cable anchorage on South Shore.
All road-beds are erected. View from above cable anchorage on South Shore.
[An unidentified man standing on the Lions Gate (First Narrows) Bridge during construction]
[An unidentified man standing on the Lions Gate (First Narrows) Bridge during construction]
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