Georgia Street is an east–west street in the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Its section in Downtown Vancouver, designated West Georgia Street, serves as one of the primary streets for the financial and central business districts, and is the major transportation corridor connecting downtown Vancouver with the North Shore (and eventually Whistler) by way of the Lions Gate Bridge. The remainder of the street, known as East Georgia Street between Main Street and Boundary Road and simply Georgia Street within Burnaby, is more residential in character, and is discontinuous at several points.
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Georgia Street
The intersection of Georgia Street and Burrard in the Financial District.
West Georgia StreetExterior of Telus Garden offices on West Georgia Street
West of Seymour Street, the thoroughfare is part of Highway 99.[2] The entire section west of Main Street was previously designated part of Highway 1A, and markers for the '1A' designation can still be seen at certain points.
East of Cambie Street, Georgia Street becomes a one-way street for eastbound traffic, and connects to the Georgia Viaduct for eastbound travellers only, which subsequently flows into Prior Street after crossing Main Street; westbound traffic is handled by Dunsmuir Street and the Dunsmuir Viaduct, located one block to the north.
Georgia St. Viaduct's entry point from Beatty Street, between BC Place (right) and Rogers Arena (left)
East Georgia Street begins at an intersection with Main Street to the north of the Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts in Vancouver's Chinatown, then runs eastwards through Strathcona, Grandview–Woodland and Hastings–Sunrise to Boundary Road. East of the municipal boundary, Georgia Street continues eastwards through Burnaby until its terminus at Grove Avenue in the Lochdale neighbourhood. This portion of Georgia Street is interrupted at several locations, such as Templeton Secondary School, Highway 1 and Kensington Park.
History
Georgia Street was named in 1886 after the Strait of Georgia[3] and ran between Chilco and Beatty Streets. After the first Georgia Viaduct opened in 1915,[4] the street's eastern end was connected to Harris Street, and Harris Street was subsequently renamed East Georgia Street.[3]
The second Georgia Viaduct, opened in 1972,[4] connects to Prior Street at its eastern end instead. As a result, East Georgia Street has been disconnected from West Georgia ever since.
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