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- Burrard_Bridge abstract "The Burrard Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek. The other two bridges are the Granville Bridge, three blocks or 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to the southeast, and the Cambie Street Bridge, about 11 blocks or 2 km (1.2 mi) to the east. In addition to the vehicle deck, the Burrard Bridge has sidewalks on both sides, 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) wide, the northern one (with a view of English Bay and West Vancouver) for pedestrians and the southern one (with a view of False Creek) now dedicated to cyclists.The architect of the Burrard Bridge was George Lister Thornton Sharp, the engineer John R. Grant. The bridge's two close approach spans are Warren trusses placed below deck level, while its central span is a Pratt truss placed above deck level to allow greater clearance height for ships passing underneath. The central truss is hidden when crossing the bridge in either direction by vertical extensions of the bridge's masonry piers into imposing concrete towers, connected by overhead galleries, which are embellished with architectural and sculptural details that create a torch-like entrance of pylons. Busts of Captain George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard-Neale in ship prows jut from the bridge’s superstructure (a V under Vancouver’s bust, a B under Burrard’s). Unifying the long approaches and the distinctive central span are heavy concrete railings, originally topped with decorative street lamps. These pierced handrails were designed as a kind of visual shutter (stroboscopic effect), so that at a speed of 50 km/h motorists would see through them with an uninterrupted view of the harbour. The effect works at speeds from about 40 to 64 km/h.".
- Burrard_Bridge bridgeCarries "5 lanes ofBurrard Street".
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- Burrard_Bridge locatedInArea Vancouver.
- Burrard_Bridge openingDate "1932-07-01".
- Burrard_Bridge openingYear "1932".
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- Burrard_Bridge type Truss_bridge.
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- Burrard_Bridge downstream Cambie_Bridge.
- Burrard_Bridge downstreamText "East".
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- Burrard_Bridge locale Vancouver.
- Burrard_Bridge longestSpan "89.6m".
- Burrard_Bridge maint "City of Vancouver".
- Burrard_Bridge open "1932-07-01".
- Burrard_Bridge place False_Creek.
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- Burrard_Bridge totalLength "836m".
- Burrard_Bridge upstream Granville_Street_Bridge.
- Burrard_Bridge upstreamText "Southeast".
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