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Film and photographs from public archives. Each item gives its credit and the rights status its archive records.

Published 7 November 2026

Opening day, 12 November 1938

Miss Doris Milligan crosses the Lions Gate Bridge on foot, Saturday 12 November 1938. Photograph by Major J. S. Matthews.

City of Vancouver Archives, Port P822 (AM54-S4-: Port P822). Rights: public domain, as the archive’s record gives it (read 29 October 2026). The story When did the Lions Gate Bridge open? tells the day.

Title card from A.J.T. Taylor’s 1937–38 construction film saying the bridge opened to traffic on Nov. 12th, 1938

1st Narrows Bridge, 1937–38

A.J.T. Taylor’s colour film of the construction. Above: its last title card, “Opened to traffic on Nov. 12th, 1938”.

City of Vancouver Archives, AM1487-F07-: 2012-091.1. Rights: public domain (Canada), as the archive’s record gives it. Watch the film, 42 minutes 41 seconds, on the archive’s YouTube channel.