What is Lions Gate Bridge?
{{Infobox bridge | bridge_name = Lions Gate Bridge | image = Lions Gate bridge.JPG| | caption = Lions Gate Bridge from [[Stanley Park]], 2013 | official_name = First Narrows Bridge | carries = Three lanes of [[British Columbia Highway 1A]]/[[British Columbia Highway 99|99]], pedestrians and bicycles | crosses = [[Burrard Inlet]] | locale = [[Vancouver]] <br /> [[West Vancouver]] | maint = British Columbia Ministry of Transportation | designer = [[Charles Monsarrat|Charles Nicholas Monsarrat]]<br>[[Philip Louis Pratley]] | design = [[Suspension bridge]] | mainspan = {{convert|473|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|1,823|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|111|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | load = {{convert|13|t|1}} | below = {{convert|61|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | traffic = 60,000 – 70,000 | begin = March 31, 1937 | open = November 14, 1938 | coordinates = {{Coord|49|18|55|N|123|8|18|W|region:CA-BC_type:landmark_scale:10000|name=Lions Gate Bridge|display=inline,title}} | extra = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=Canada|designation1_offname=Lions Gate Bridge National Historic Site of Canada|designation1_date=24 March 2005|designation1_number=11711}} }} {{Location map | Vancouver | lon_dir = W | lat_dir = N | lat_deg = 49 | lat_min = 18 | lat_sec = 55 | lon_deg = 123 | lon_min = 08 | lon_sec = 18 | caption = Location of Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver | width = 220 }} The '''Lions Gate Bridge''' is a [[suspension bridge]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. It is one of [[Canada]]'s [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Sites]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cp-nr/release_e.asp?id=863&andor1=nr|title=THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCES THE DESIGNATION OF NEW NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES|publisher=Parks Canada|date=24 March 2005|accessdate=23 November 2010}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{commons cat|Lions Gate Bridge}} [[Category:Bridges in Vancouver]] [[Category:Steel bridges]] [[Category:Suspension bridges]] {{Canada-stub}}