Editing Lions Gate Bridge (section)

{{Short description|Suspension bridge in Vancouver, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox bridge
| bridge_name = Lions Gate Bridge
| image = LionsGateBridgeTidepoolReflection.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Viewed from [[North Vancouver (district municipality)|North Vancouver]] in 2002
| official_name = First Narrows Bridge
| carries = Three lanes of {{jct|province=BC|Hwy|1A|Hwy|99}}, pedestrians and bicycles
| crosses = [[Burrard Inlet]]
| locale = {{plainlist|
* [[Vancouver]]
* [[West Vancouver]]
}}
| owner = [[Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (British Columbia)|British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure]]
| 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 = 55,596 (2024)<ref name="Traffic Data">{{cite web | title= AADT | url=https://prdoas6.pub-apps.th.gov.bc.ca/tig-public/Report.do?pdbSiteId=14070 | access-date=2025-02-08}}</ref>
| begin = {{Start date and age|1937|3|31}}
| open = {{Start date and age|1938|11|14}}
| 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=March 24, 2005|designation1_number=11711}}
}}

The '''Lions Gate Bridge''', opened in 1938 and officially known as the '''First Narrows Bridge''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/513_2004 |title=Provincial Public Undertakings Regulation |website=www.bclaws.ca}}</ref> is a [[suspension bridge]] that crosses the [[First Narrows (Vancouver)|first narrows]] of [[Burrard Inlet]] and connects the City of [[Vancouver]], British Columbia, to the [[North Shore (Greater Vancouver)|North Shore]] municipalities of the [[North Vancouver (district municipality)|District of North Vancouver]], the [[North Vancouver (city)|City of North Vancouver]], and [[West Vancouver]]. The term "Lions Gate" refers to [[The Lions (peaks)|the Lions]], a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver. Northbound traffic on the bridge heads in their general direction. A pair of cast concrete lions, designed by sculptor [[Charles Marega]], were placed on either side of the south approach to the bridge in January 1939.<ref name="Davis">{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Chuck |title=Charles Marega |url=http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/archives_marega.htm |work=The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver |publisher=Harbour Publishing |access-date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>

The total length of the bridge including the north viaduct is {{convert|1,823|m|ft|0}}. The length including approach spans is {{convert|1,517.3|m|ft|0}}, the main span alone is {{convert|473|m|ft|0}}, the tower height is {{convert|111|m|ft|0}}, and it has a ship's clearance of {{convert|61|m|ft|0}}. Prospect Point in [[Stanley Park]] offered a good high south end to the bridge, but the low flat delta land to the north required construction of the extensive North Viaduct.

The bridge has three lanes, with the middle being a [[reversible lane]] indicated by [[traffic lights#Lane control|signals]]. The centre lane changes direction to accommodate for traffic patterns. The traffic volume on the bridge is 60,000–70,000 vehicles per day. Trucks exceeding {{convert|13|t|1}} are prohibited, as are vehicles using [[Snow tire#Studs|studded tires]]. The bridge forms part of Highways [[British Columbia Highway 99|99]] and [[British Columbia Highway 1A|1A]].

On March 24, 2005, the Lions Gate Bridge was designated a [[National Historic Site of Canada]].<ref>{{CRHP|11711|Lions Gate Bridge National Historic Site of Canada|January 22, 2012}}</ref>