Lions Gate Bridge
The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver.Photo: Bobanny, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stanley Park and Propect Point Light.
Stanley Park
Park
Stanley Park is a 405-hectare public park in British Columbia, Canada, that makes up the northwestern half of Vancouver's Downtown peninsula, surrounded by waters of Burrard Inlet and English Bay The park borders the neighbourhoods of West End and…
Propect Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Colin Knowles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Propect Point Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 560 metres southwest of Lions Gate Bridge.
Park Royal Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Park Royal Shopping Centre, also known as simply Park Royal, opened in 1950, is a shopping mall located in West Vancouver and X̱wemelch'stn, British Columbia, Canada. Park Royal Shopping Centre is situated 1 km north of Lions Gate Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Vancouver and Coal Harbour.
West Vancouver
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Vancouver is a suburban area of Vancouver's North Shore in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It has a few good parks, excellent hikes and some of the most expensive property in Canada.
Coal Harbour
Neighborhood
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Coal Harbour is a section of Burrard Inlet lying between Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula and the Brockton Point of Stanley Park. It has also now become the name of the neighbourhood adjacent to its southern shoreline. Coal Harbour is situated 3 km south of Lions Gate Bridge.
West End
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Vancouver is one of the most popular places to hang out in the city. Located on the western half of the downtown peninsula, the compact, mostly residential area is surrounded by a string of beaches and the beloved Stanley Park, and bustling with tonnes of shops and eateries on its main streets.
Lions Gate Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: suspension bridge in Vancouver, Canada
- Categories: suspension bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.3178° or 49° 19′ 4″ northLongitude
-123.1364° or 123° 8′ 11″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Named after
The LionsOpen location code
84XR8V97+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 497479013OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
7910550Wikidata ID
Q124352
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Satellite Map
Discover Lions Gate Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Lions Gate Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “獅門橋”
- Dutch: “Lions Gate Bridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى بوابة الليونز”
- Finnish: “Lions Gate Bridge”
- French: “pont Lions Gate”
- French: “Pont Lions Gate”
- German: “Lions Gate Bridge”
- Hebrew: “גשר ליונס גייט”
- Hebrew: “גשר שער האריות”
- Hindi: “लायन्स गेट ब्रिज”
- Japanese: “ライオンズゲートブリッジ”
- Persian: “پل لاینز گیت”
- Polish: “Lions Gate Bridge”
- Polish: “Lions‘ Gate Bridge”
- Portuguese: “Lions Gate Bridge”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Lions Gate”
- Russian: “Мост Лайонс-Гейт”
- Slovenian: “Most Lions Gate”
- Ukrainian: “Лайонс-Гейт”
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