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media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lions+gate+bridge+&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.646818,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=Lions+Gate+Bridge&hnear=Lions+Gate+Bridge,+Vancouver,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&ll=49.314678,-123.139311&spn=0.017457,0.038418&t=h&output=embed" width="425" height="350"h Sam Smith The lions gate bridge is a suspension bridge, spanning the Burrard Inlet between Vancouver and the Great British Columbia area. In the 1920's the idea to build the bridge was first mentioned, but because it is in a very historic and beautiful area, called stanley park, it met much opposition. After 3 unsuccessful attempts to pass the proposal through the Vancouver city council, in 1937 the proposal finally passed, because it would give thousands of people suffering from the great depression jobs, and allow commuters to travel to vancouver much easier. Construction began on march 31 1937, and it went very smoothly and on schedule. In just a year and a half the bridge was finished, costing 5,873,837.17 canadian dollars, or 5969479.09$. It was built almost entirely out of steel, and is now considered one of the best parts of vancouver. Today it is an official canadian historical monument. It is 1823 meters from start to finish, and its longest span over water is 472 M. its 111 meters tall and has 60,000 to 70,000 cars travel on it every day. It has three car lanes, the middle one is reversible depending on the flow of traffic. It is highly regarded as one of the most beautiful bridges in the world, and is even the namesake of movie producing company Lionsgate.