ironworkers memorial bridge

The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, originally called the Second Narrows Bridge, is the second bridge constructed at the Second Narrows of Burrard Inlet. It connects Vancouver to the North Shore of the Burrard Inlet, which includes North Vancouver and West Vancouver. It was constructed along side the original Second Narrows Bridge, which is now exclusively a rail bridge. The bridge is a steel truss bridge. Construction began in November of 1957. The bridge was officially opened on August 25, 1960.

In Memoriam

The bridge was renamed the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing in 1994 to honour the 27 workers that lost their lives during its construction. On June 15, 1958, several spans of the new bridge collapsed after an overloaded support beam broke. 50 workers plunged 30 metres into the water; 18 of them were drowned by their heavy tool belts.

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A Survivor's Account: Bridge Disaster Recalled

Ironworkers Memorial Bridge

In Memoriam

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