Taking a pretty photo like this one of Vancouver’s skyline framed by the Granville Street Bridge is never sufficient for me. I always hope to find something interesting about its history. The original bridge at this spot over False Creek was built of wood in 1889. It was replaced by a steel bridge in 1909. When the current eight lane cantilever bridge was finished in 1954, the first person to drive across was a woman in her new Cadillac … just as she had done 45 years before when the previous bridge opened.
