General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
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Support conditions: |
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Secondary structure(s): |
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Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
Plan view: |
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Awards and Distinctions
2005 |
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Location
Location: |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Coordinates: | 49° 18' 55.49" N 123° 8' 18.85" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 472.75 m | |
total length | 1 517.3 m | |
tower height | 111 m | |
span lengths of main bridge | 187.28 m - 472.75 m - 187.28 m |
Materials
superstructure |
steel
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cables |
steel
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pylons |
steel
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deck truss |
steel
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Participants
Owner
Design
- Monsarrat and Pratley
- Philip Louis Pratley (designer)
Wind tunnel testing
Engineering
- W.-G. Swan (engineer)
Contractor
- Dominion Bridge Company (superstructure)
- Hamilton and Chambers (superstructure)
- Stuart Cameron & Cy. (approach viaducts)
(role unknown)
Rehabilitation
Consulting engineers
Contractor
Subcontractor
Cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 24-29. (2002):
- Brücken - Meisterbauwerke der Architektur. Parkland Verlag, Cologne (Germany), pp. 67. (1996):
- Calculation of the wind buffeting of the lions' gate bridge and comparison with model studies. In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, v. 14, n. 1-3 (December 1983), pp. 201-210. (1983):
- Erection Engineering of the Lions Gate Bridge Reconstruction. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Towards a Better Built Environment - Innovation, Sustainability, Information Technology, Melbourne, Australia, 11-13 September 2002, pp. 74-85. (2002):
- Further aerodynamic studies of Lions’ Gate Bridge – 3 lane renovation. In: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, v. 88, n. 2-3 (December 2000), pp. 325-341. (2000):
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000837 - Published on:
11/07/2000 - Last updated on:
09/12/2023