Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing

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The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing is a major steel truss bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, known both as a key transportation link and for the 1958 construction disaster that led to its memorial designation.

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Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial bridge
road bridge
steel truss bridge
additionalDeathsRelatedToAccident 4
carries British Columbia Highway 1
connects North Vancouver
Vancouver
constructionDisasterYear 1958
country Canada
crosses Burrard Inlet
design cantilever truss
hasBicycleAccess yes
hasCategory Bridges in Vancouver
Memorials to workers
Road bridges in British Columbia
Truss bridges in Canada
hasCommemorativeNameChangeReason 1958 construction disaster
hasFeature separate eastbound and westbound decks
hasFormerName Second Narrows Bridge
Second Narrows Crossing
linked to: Second Narrows
hasLocalName Ironworkers Bridge
Second Narrows
hasMemorialPlaque commemorating workers killed during construction
hasNavigationClearance suitable for ocean-going vessels
hasNumberOfLanes 8
hasSidewalks yes
hasToll no
isKeyTransportationLinkFor North Shore communities of Metro Vancouver
isOneOfMainCrossingsOf Burrard Inlet
locatedIn British Columbia
Vancouver
locatedNear Port of Vancouver
locatedOn Burrard Peninsula
maintainedBy British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
material steel
memorialPurpose to honour workers who died during construction
namedAfter ironworkers killed in the 1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse
numberOfWorkersKilledInConstructionAccident 19
officialNameAdopted 1994
opened 1960
openedToTraffic August 25, 1960
partOf Trans-Canada Highway
region Metro Vancouver
replaced original Second Narrows Bridge
totalDeathsCommemorated 22
trafficType motor vehicles
waterwaySection Second Narrows of Burrard Inlet

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Burrard Inlet crossedBy Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
North Vancouver District roadConnection Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
Burrard Inlet crossedBy Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
Seymour Creek Indian Reserve No. 2 locatedNear Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
British Columbia Highway 1 bridgeUsed Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
Second Narrows Rail Bridge parallelTo Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
Second Narrows Rail Bridge locatedNear Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing