Lions Gate Bridge · 88th Birthday · 12 November 1938–2026 · 1938–2026

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Sources

The 67 sources cited in the Museum’s timeline, people and engineering pages. Reliability is primary, secondary or tertiary.

IDTitleAuthor or bodyYearReliability
S001Lions Gate Bridge National Historic Site of Canada (Canadian Register of Historic Places, id 11711)Parks Canada / HSMBC2009primary
S002Lions Gate Bridge National Historic Site (news release backgrounder, archived)Government of Canada / Parks Canada2010primary
S003Lions' Gate Bridge - National Historic Civil Engineering Site plaqueCanadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)2006primary
S006The Lions' Gate Bridge Suspended Span Replacement (TAC 2009 conference paper)Darryl Matson, Buckland & Taylor Ltd.2009primary
S007The Lions' Gate Bridge - renovation (Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 8(4):484-508)Peter G. Buckland1981primary
S011Lion's Gate Bridge Rehabilitation Proves a Lion-Sized ChallengeEngineering News-Record (ENR)2000secondary
S014Lions' Gate Bridge (structure record 20000837)Structuraen.d.tertiary
S018Orthotropic deck (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S024Precision Sector Light PEL-4 installed on the Lions Gate BridgeSabik Marine2020secondary
S025Lions Gate Bridge North Approach Viaduct Deck Resurfacing (project page)BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit2023primary
S026System upgrade coming to Lions Gate Bridge counterflow (2021TRAN0072-001001)BC Gov News2021primary
S027Lions Gate Bridge full closures for counterflow commissioning (2022TRAN0035-000638)BC Gov News2022primary
S029Vessel impact protection for Lions Gate and Ironworkers bridges (2018TRAN0040-000530)BC Gov News2018primary
S034Minister of Transportation and Highways Report for the Fiscal Year 1985/86 (p.238)Province of British Columbia1986primary
S035Lions Gate Bridge LED lighting to save $30,000 a yearBC Hydro2009primary
S038Transportation and Highways library files GR-1146 (First Narrows Bridge Company records, 1907, 1933-1957)BC Archives (Royal BC Museum)1955primary
S052Lions Gate Bridge (West Vancouver heritage page)District of West Vancouvern.d.secondary
S054Notice: Tier 1 vessel tethered tug escort requirement, First Narrows TCZ-1Vancouver Fraser Port Authority2025primary
S058Building a Vancouver Icon: The Lions Gate Bridge (online exhibit, 34 pages)MONOVA: Museum & Archives of North Vancouvern.d.primary
S059City of Vancouver Archives, search for 'Lions Gate Bridge'City of Vancouver Archives2026primary
S062Construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge, Vancouver (industrial film 1937-1939, F1986:29/002)BC Archives / MoTH films1939primary
S070North Shore News, 'Bridge lights brighten the way 10 years'North Shore News (via NSDL), Layne Christensen1996primary
S079Inventing Stanley Park: An Environmental HistorySean Kheraj, UBC Press2013secondary
S083Lions Gate · ISBN 0889224161 (Burnaby: Talonbooks, 1999, 175 pp.)Lilia D'Acres & Donald Luxton, Talonbooks1999secondary
S086Where Mountains Meet the Sea: An Illustrated History of the District of North VancouverDaniel Francis, Harbour Publishing2016secondary
S087Burrard Inlet: A History · ISBN 978-1-55017-272-0Doreen Armitage, Harbour Publishing2001secondary
S096The Lions' Gate Bridge souvenir booklet (Lions Gate Bridge Company / Frank de West)Frank de West (publisher)1938primary
S099Lions Gate BridgeJames H. Marsh, The Canadian Encyclopedia2011tertiary
S101Taylor, Alfred James Towle (Encyclopedia of British Columbia)KnowBC / Harbour Publishing2000secondary
S102Taylor, A. J. T. (Alfred James Towle), 1887-1945 (personography)Dartmouth College Libraryn.d.secondary
S103The man behind the bridgeCynthia Heinrichs, BC Magazine2014secondary
S105Our story / historyBritish Properties (formerly British Pacific Properties)2025primary
S106Charles Marega (Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver)Chuck Davis / Harbour Publishingn.d.secondary
S107Major Ian Aubrey Hayward, P.Eng. (Ret'd) - obituaryCanadian Military Engineers Association2017secondary
S109Lions Gate Bridge (article, wikitext as of 2026-10-23)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S110British Properties (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S111Charles Marega (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S112Charles Monsarrat (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S113Philip Louis Pratley (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S114First Narrows (Vancouver) (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S116Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S119Grace McCarthy (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S1211946 Vancouver Island earthquake (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S128The Lions (peaks) (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S134British Columbia Toll Highways and Bridges Authority (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S137Leonard Frank (photographer) (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S141HMS Warrior (R31) (article)Wikipedia2026tertiary
S149Bridge retrofit a modern miracleJane Armstrong, The Globe and Mail2002secondary
S150Historic Places: Lions Gate BridgeJulia Piper, Vancouver Sun2020secondary
S151Vancouver Sun and Province clippings, 1952–1956The Vancouver Sun / The Province via Newspapers.com1952primary
S152'Bridge Traffic Goes Smoothly Because It's Free, Free, Free' (1963-04-01)The Sun via Newspapers.com1963primary
S154B.C. property titles bear reminders of race-based covenantsTristan Hopper, National Post2014secondary
S155This Week In History: 1947 marks last trip for Vancouver/West Vancouver ferryJohn Mackie, Vancouver Sun2015secondary
S165Car suspended from Lions Gate BridgeCTV News2008secondary
S166Engineering pranks, a look backThe Ubysseyn.d.secondary
S167Volkswagen dangles from bridgeMuseum of Hoaxes (hoaxes.org)2008tertiary
S169From the Miss604 Flickr Pool: Lions Gate Bridge LightsMiss6042012secondary
S187Retrofit design work underway for Lower Mainland bridgesReNew Canada2018secondary
S212Illustrated Vancouver - tag 'Lions Gate Bridge'Illustrated Vancouvern.d.secondary
S217Wikimedia Commons, Category:Lions Gate BridgeWikimedia Commons2026primary
S221Taylor Made (blog post on A.J.T. Taylor)Anne-Marie Lawrence, North Shore Heritage Preservation Society2024secondary
S222First Narrows Bridge Company, Limited, Act Amendment Act, 1931 (SBC 1931 c.73; amends SBC 1926-27 c.80)Legislative Assembly of British Columbia1931primary
S223North Shore News special supplement on British Properties (1996-07-28)North Shore News (via NSDL)1996secondary
S227Port Information Guide, January 2024 (sec. 8.15 TCZ-1; Appendix A air drafts)Vancouver Fraser Port Authority2024primary
S231Canada Place welcomes largest cruise ship ever (Star Princess)Daily Hive2026secondary
S253Star Princess sets record as largest cruise ship to visit Vancouvercruisenews.io2026tertiary
IN-021An Act respecting The First Narrows Bridge Company, Limited (B.C. Stats. 1927, c.80)BC Legislature (free.bcpublications.ca)1927primary