One of three bridges that joins Vancouver with Richmond or Granville, this is a very tall one. I know that because I initially walked down thinking that I'd take the ferry but there was a super long queue and I decided to just walk it. That was a mistake. TAKE THE FERRY even if it means a 20 minute wait. Though if I'd not taken the bridge, I'd have missed the amazing view of False Creek and English Bay. Despite being under major construction, there was a nice wide bicycle lane, a raised pedestrian walkway and enough room for automobiles, too. The bridge is a steel truss style, built between 1930 and 1932. It is marked with the coat of arms of Vancouver, "by sea and land we prosper". I think that's cool. read more

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I love this bridge! I daily walk along the seawall from Cooper's Park toStanley Park (usually way beyond Prospect Point), and in Yaletown/Beach area, I always walk under three bridges: the Cambie, the Granville and the Burrard. And the Burrard is my favorite by far! It's like the grand dame of the three, for sure! The bridge is stately, of cream-colored concrete, and has a lot of Art Deco flourishes. There are galleries on high for viewing and various architectural embellishments. Underneath the bridge are potted plantings by local gardeners.. What I most enjoy is the view! As soon as I cross under the bridge, I am greeted by the most spectacular view of Kits' Jerico Beach across False Creek, Sunset Beach straight ahead, and water opening up to the ocean, with mountains serving as a majestic backdrop. It's just breathtaking. My goal is to walk the Burrard Bridge sometime in the next month. My family and I walked the Granville Bridge, and the views from on high were stunning. I'm sure those from the Burrard are, too! read more

Burrard Bridge is one of the major landmarks of this city. It is a great place to watch the sunset, as well as people walking or jogging to/from Granville Island and English Bay. You can tell it's seriously old. Huge chunks of concrete have chipped away, exposing the underlying rebar (which is all rusted out, of course) To be honest, I remember feeling the urge to smack some City councillors around when I heard they were going to take away a line from car traffic and use it for bikes instead. Now that it's been in for a couple of years, I can't say I've noticed a difference in traffic patterns or increased gridlock. With that said, the turn from Pacific (southbound) to Burrard (westbound) is now super-dangerous, as they've taken away the merging zone! I'm not sure how you can fix this though, without removing a chunk of bike lane. One random piece of trivia: there are approximately 210 sections of concrete fencing from one end to the other. read more

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Its a convenient bridge for me and is one of the 3 bridges to downtown Vancouver. Usually traffic here is ok not bad. To get across is pretty quick. There is construction happening right now starting March 2016. But with the construction, its not too bad, its about 30 mins to 1 hour to get across. I mean if you have time than I guess, you can afford to wait. The view on this bridge is nice. read more

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With its many rivers, Vancouver has many bridges that have a beautiful backdrop of water or a shoreline to frame it. Burrard bridge not only has that picturesque background, it also has the bones and style of the beautiful Art Deco style. I dont see many bridges with colour but this one has stands out. I first spotted Burrard bridge as I walked through Hadden Park and the Burrard Marina. It's a pretty sight with it's large golden concrete towers holding up an arched truss. It looks less industrial and bland than most bridges today because of the design details of the lion heads, boat helms, and the carving of the 2 men with the crest. On top of all that, you have beautiful light blue and golden tiles that top the higher portion of the concrete towers. It all pulls together with it's many linear strong lines of the Art Deco time. Not many bridges are built this type of flare. As for traveling it, I heard from a few locals that it's been more frustrating with it's growing bike lanes. They say that it has been getting much worse during traffic. What would have normally taken 30 minutes before is growing to an hour now during rush hour. For those who do bike, I have to admire how much the city is dedicated to giving them a safe place to bike around the city. Its rare to see them carve out some precious space on a main bridge into the core. I also noticed that there is a path for those who want to walk only and this is separated from the bikes. Seeing how many are zooming by in Vancouver, this would give most walkers a relief they wont get a bike bumping into them. When I took drove over this after the rush hour, I didnt have an issue but I did notice that its much slower than Cambie bridge. I did see a lot of people stop on the bridge to take pictures of the shoreline. It's quite a nice scenic sight ... though they do have the safeguard fences to prevent people from going over. Maybe it isnt the best bridge to take shots. My favourite bridge is Lion's Gate but Burrard would be the 2nd as it has the wonderful views of the English Bay & Granville island, and it's really unique Art Deco style. read more

Burrard Bridge, you deserve an update because daily, you still take my breath away. Having the bridge in my backyard bridge, one would think that I'd be kind of "over it" already... but no, I'm not at all. It's a testament to its beauty. Why I love thee 1. Sunsets. Sometimes hazy, often subdued, most times colourful. Always breathtaking. 2. The eastward skyline at dusk or in full sunlight. Granville Island, the seawall, the reflection of sunshine off of Yaletown glass. 3. The mountains, westward. Various shades of shadow each dipping into the other and diving into the ocean. I have never tired of this view. 4. My favourite view: from under the bridge on the west end side. The noise of cars going overhead, boats sailing and a full view of the water. Blooper love reel: 1. Brisk morning walks over the bridge (usually to collect my car abandoned the night before) 2. Stumbling home over the bridge: in the rain, in the snow, in the wind. 3. Ascending on the bridge either on bike or foot from the Kitsilano side. Realization: You're not actually "on" the bridge until you're almost 1/2 way over it! 16/30: 30 day challenge read more

The Burrard Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek. In addition to the vehicle deck, the Burrard Bridge has sidewalks on both sides, 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) wide, the northern one (with a view of English Bay and West Vancouver) for pedestrians and the southern one (with a view of False Creek) now dedicated to cyclists. The architect of the Burrard Bridge was George Lister Thornton Sharp, the engineer John R. Grant. The bridge's two close approach spans are Warren trusses placed below deck level, while its central span is a Pratt truss placed above deck level to allow greater clearance height for ships passing underneath. The central truss is hidden when crossing the bridge in either direction by vertical extensions of the bridge's masonry piers into imposing concrete towers, connected by overhead galleries, which are embellished with architectural and sculptural details that create a torch-like entrance of pylons. Busts of Captain George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard-Neale in ship prows jut from the bridge's superstructure (a V under Vancouver's bust, a B under Burrard's). Unifying the long approaches and the distinctive central span are heavy concrete railings, originally topped with decorative street lamps. These pierced handrails were designed as a kind of visual shutter (stroboscopic effect), so that at a speed of 50 km/h motorists would see through them with an uninterrupted view of the harbour. The effect works at speeds from about 40 to 64 km/h. read more

Its more then just a way to get to west side of Downtown Vancouver, it a surface for the Vancouver Marathon, it a Parade Point for Critical Mass Bicycle Rides. The Bridge provides Great Views of English Bay,Ganvillie Island and False Creek to the East. The Bridge is Landmark for the City and has been a location for more then a few Movies including the locally shot and produced Burial Society. read more

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I walk over this bridge twice a day on my ways to and from work. I've been doing that almost every Monday - Friday (and often on the weekends to get downtown) for over three years. I will NEVER tire of the scenery! I used to find it a bit stressful as the sidewalks were shared with bicycles. I saw enough people get taken out by either bikes or pedestrians and falling into the oncoming traffic would have been a brutal consequence. THANKFULLY THAT'S NOT A CONCERN ANYMORE!!!!!!! Yes, ALL CAPS and plenty of exclamation marks helps to express my joy for the bike lane that was installed in the summer of 2009. It started out as a trial and I sure as hell hope they never change their mind on this. Pedestrians have a full, wide sidewalk to themselves. Cyclists have a full sidewalk heading north and a full bike lane heading south (with a barrier between them and traffic). It is so relaxing to know that my dog and I don't have to worry about a mad cyclist knocking us down. I'm sure the cyclists love not worrying about meandering pedestrians too. Back to the scenery....What could be better than watching the glow of the rising sun glimmering off the downtown buildings? How about seeing the mountains when they've been freshly frosted with snow? Could you tire of the ocean shimmering in the bright sun? Is there anything prettier than the sun setting on the horizon as the night-sky over Kitsilano comes alive? Even when it's pouring rain there is so much natural beauty to be viewed from this bridge. One other very sweet note about this bridge: lovers are putting locks on the chain fence, engraved with hearts and their initials. This is the backdrop of my life. This is how I energize in the morning and de-stress in the evening. THIS is MY Vancouver! read more

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Wheeeee! That's the sound you hear of a girl on a bike, riding on the separated bike lane - no braking, no worrying about meandering pedestrians coming over to the wrong side of sidewalk. So much fun, I did it both ways. I kind of prefer the elevated sidewalk you use when biking into town - the views are nicer and you can see better the inlet on one side and False Creek/Granville Island on the other. However, if the separated lanes for cars, pedestrians and cyclists become a permanent part of our fair city, it doesn't seem fair to relegate pedestrians to only one side of the bridge. I would love to see one lane of the six split up and turned into a bike lane in each direction, and have the middle lane of the bridge alternate as a counterflow lane, similar to the Lions Gate. I'll leave all that to the traffic engineers to figure out; I'm just a reviewer with opinions. Lots of them. I do hope the trial is allowed to continue, even though the first few days are bound to be bumpy (hopefully not literally). Traffic in this city is insane, anyway. I try not to blame it on any one thing, because there's always something. Say it with me: roadwork! read more

I'm on an architecture jag. If they screw up this bridge with so $60M sidewalk extension, I'll leave. The roadway bike lane will work fine, watch it appears to be working. The marine theme is wonderful. read more

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Pretty, scenic bridge. Great for walking in the summer and two very good devoted bike lanes. Traffic is still reasonable on and off of the bridge. Overall, it's okay, even in the winter when car volume is highest. I do believe that it needs better night lighting in order to help both car and pedestrian/bicycle alike, and that pedestrians deserve an east side crossing as well. However, this is a good model for a bridge in Vancouver. read more

My 2nd favourite bridge to cross, even with bad traffic as they're always a magnificent view (Lions Gate being the other, obviously) of English Bay, even during a foggy day! And from a logistic perpsective, the two turning right lanes have improved congestion immensely, unless you rarely drive here, you can get in the far lanes right away instead of trying to merge later on. Amazingly, the bike lanes there don't bother a hardcore driver like myself. The way I look at it, we all pay our taxes, even the cyclists, so they have a right to cycle to go abouts their life...they choose to use 2 wheels instead of 4 lol read more

I don't drive on the bridge, however, when I want some exercise and just want to be with myself before heading downtown I always walk across the Burrard Bridge. Looking down it is somewhat of a scenic view. You just have to watch out for the bike riders and there bells. read more