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Monday, February 17, 2025

The original Second Narrows Bridge and its replacement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Narrows_Rail_Bridge#Original_bridge_(1925) This is a smaller bridge than what was originally planned. Of course, that's the backwards BC way.

 https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/time-traveller-the-first-second-narrows-bridge-1925-3118875

https://vancouversun.com/news/this-week-in-history-1930-the-first-second-narrows-bridge-was-a-disaster-magnet-for-ships

https://www.northshoreheritage.org/blog/2023/11/23/bridge-over-burrards-water

https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/second-narrows-bridge-vancouver-b-c-opened-november-7th-1925-2

https://search.nbca.unbc.ca/index.php/second-narrows-bridge-in-vancouver-bc-6

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Narrows_Rail_Bridge (1969)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton_Tunnel#History Unfortunatly, the new tunnel & bridge weren't designed to be wide enough to eventually accommodate a parallel track. Thus, N. Vancouver & Vancouver are still in the single track crossing trap, just like NW & Surrey are. 


https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=old+and+new+narrow+bridges 

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