- Burrard Street
Burrard Street is a major thoroughfare in
Vancouver ,British Columbia ,Canada . It is the central street ofDowntown Vancouver and the Financial District. The street is named forBurrard Inlet , located at its northern terminus, which in turn is named for Sir Harry Burrard-Neale.The street starts at
Canada Place near theBurrard Inlet , then runs southwest through downtown Vancouver. It crossesFalse Creek via theBurrard Street Bridge . South of False Creek, on what used to be called Cedar Street before the completion of the bridge in 1932, the street runs due south until the intersection with West 16th Avenue.The intersection of Burrard Street and
Georgia Street is considered to be the centrepoint of Downtown Vancouver, along with the more touristy and upscale shopping-spirited intersection of Burrard Street andRobson Street . Northeast of it, closer to Burrard Inlet's Vancouver Harbour, stands theMarine Building , an Art Deco masterpiece, opened in 1930, two years before the Art Deco pylons of the Burrard Street Bridge at the opposite end of the Street.Burrard Street is served by SkyTrain's
Burrard Station , located underground between the intersections with Melville and Dunsmuir Streets.ee also
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Burrard Street Bridge External links
* [http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/bikepaths/index.html - CBC video on Burrard Bridge bikelanes]
* [http://www.burrardstreet.com/ BurrardStreet.com - Businesses along the street]
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