Burrard Street

Burrard Street is situated within Vancouver City, British Columbia, Canada. This major road is the central street of the Financial District and Downtown Vancouver. Burrard Street derived its name from Burrard Inlet which is located at its northern end. This particular inlet took its name from Sir Harry Burrard-Neale.

The street starts at Canada Place, which is fairly near the Burrard Inlet, and extends southwest through downtown Vancouver. The Burrard Bridge spans False Creek allowing Burrard Street to enter downtown Vancouver. The street extends south of False Creek on what used to be called Cedar Street before the building of the bridge during the year 1932. Burrard Street runs due south until its crossroads with West 16th avenue.

Downtown Vancouver's center point is considered to be the crossroads of Georgia Street with Burrard Street. Another well-known intersection is between Burrard and Robson Street situated further to the south. This is a tourist oriented upscale shopping area. The Financial District is due northeast of the centre. Further down, closer to Vancouver Harbour is the historic Marine Building. This building opened during the year 1930 and is considered to be an Art Deco masterpiece. It was built two years prior to the Art Deco pylons which construct the Burrard Bridge situated at the street's opposite end. Canada Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre are likewise situated at the Harbour.

The Burrard Bridge is usually referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge. This Art Deco style, steel truss bridge was constructed during 1930-1932. It consists of 5 lanes. This high, five part bridge spans False Creek and is built on 4 piers. The bridge connects Kitsilano with downtown Vancouver via connections to both sides of Burrard Street. The Burrard Bridge is one of three bridges that crosses False Creek.

The two other bridges are the Cambie Street Bridge, situated 1.2 miles or 2 kms or roughly 11 blocks to the east and the Granville Bridge that is roughly 3 blocks or 0.31 miles or 0.5 kms to the southeast. The Burrard Bridge has sidewalks on both sides together with the vehicle deck. The sidewalks are 8 feet, 6 inches wide or 2.6 meters. The northern sidewalk has a view of West Vancouver and English Bay for pedestrians and the southern one has a view of False Creek and is presently dedicated to cyclists.