North Vancouver

Tragedy at Second Narrows: the story of the Ironworker's Memorial Bridge

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On 17 June 1958, Vancouver experienced the worst industrial accident in its history when the new bridge being built across Burrard Inlet collapsed into the flooding tidal waters of Second Narrows, killing eighteen workers. Photos of the two broken spans tilted into the sea went around the world and provided the city with one of its iconic historical images, still familiar to school children half a century later.

Year published: 
2008
Regular Print
Author: 
Eric Jamieson
Genre: 
Non Fiction
Nonfiction: 
Canada
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The Footstop Café

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Year published: 
2007
Regular Print
Author: 
Paulette Crosse
Genre: 
Fiction
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