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Lonsdale Tunnel

The Lonsdale Tunnel is a 1,640 ft (500 m)[1] freight railway tunnel in North Vancouver, British Columbia,[2] running under Lonsdale Avenue and parallel to Esplanade Ave between St. Georges and Chesterfield Ave.

It was built by the Vancouver Harbour and Wharves Commission, from 1928[1] on, to separate industrial freight from traffic and street cars on Lonsdale Ave and connect the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to the new Second Narrows Bridge.

References

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  1. ^ a b Davis, Chuck, ed. (1976). The Vancouver Book. J. J. Douglas. p. 164. ISBN 9780888940841.
  2. ^ Blore, Shawn (2000). Vancouver: Secrets of the City. Arsenal Pulp Press. ISBN 9781551520919.

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