tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post7056860788223783475..comments2024-03-28T18:12:54.222-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: Second Narrows Bridge disaster,1930Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-65722635772261214092017-04-14T04:12:47.142-04:002017-04-14T04:12:47.142-04:00After this bridge was rebuilt in the mid '30s,...After this bridge was rebuilt in the mid '30s, it served both railway and automobile traffic. The 6 lane highway bridge that we have today, was built in 1960 right next to the original bridge. This new highway bridge was named the Second Narrows bridge until 1994 when the name was changed to the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, to honour the 18 workers killed in 1958 collapse of the bridge while it was under construction. My family lived less than a mile away from that bridge and my mother recalls hearing the crash and seeing the debris of the wreckage. I was only 3 years old, so I don't remember it myself. <br />About the time the new bridge opened, the old original bridge was converted to rail traffic only, and in 1969, CN rail replaced it with a larger span that included a much higher lift section. This rail bridge is still in use today.<br />The concern about these (and the Lions Gate) bridges being struck by ship traffic is again a hot news topic. A huge increase in tanker traffic under these bridges is anticipated if a planned larger pipeline and expanded marine loading terminal gets built in nearby Burnaby.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085089656901860230noreply@blogger.com