Burrard Street with a vista of the North Shore Mountains in the distance. The Marine Building is far on the left.

Bentall 5 (left) and 666 Burrard Street, 2006.

Burrard Street is a major thoroughfare in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the central street of Downtown Vancouver and the Financial District. The street is named for Burrard Inlet, located at its northern terminus, which in turn is named for Sir Harry Burrard-Neale.

The street starts at Canada Place near the Burrard Inlet, then runs southwest through downtown Vancouver. It crosses False Creek via the Burrard 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 and Robson Street. Northeast of it, closer to Burrard Inlet's Vancouver Harbour, stands the Marine Building, an Art Deco masterpiece, opened in 1930, two years before the Art Deco pylons of the Burrard 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. Along the downtown portion, there is a bike lane on the southwest-bound direction towards the Burrard Bridge.

[edit] External links

• - CBC video on Burrard Bridge bikelanes
• BurrardStreet.com - Businesses along the street

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