INNOVATION Centennial Collectors Edition January-February 2020

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1961 THE 4,000 TH BC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REGISTERS WITH THE ASSOCIATION

When the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia was created in 1920, between 500 and 600 members—all men and mostly civil engineers—signed up. It grew quickly over the next decade, reaching nearly 850 members by 1930. But growth slowed abruptly with the Great Depression. Engineers struggled for work, and the association started a Christmas fund to provide loans to members in financial distress. By 1945, however, with both the Depression and World War II over, things began to look up: post-war prosperity led to new bridges, roads, dams, pipelines, ferries, and more across the province, and good, steady work for professional engineers throughout BC. In 1961, the 4,000 th professional engineer registered with the association. 1960 s MORE DRIVERS, MORE DEMAND FOR NEW ROADS AND BRIDGES THROUGHOUT THE LOWER MAINLAND Vancouver grew quickly after the Second World War. By the mid-1960s, its population approached one million and the downtown core began to bulge at the seams. With increasing car ownership, people and businesses started to look for new spaces to live and work, and

General construction of the Granville Street Bridge in 1953, which would open the following year. This photo was taken from the now-demolished Continental Hotel. C ity of V ancouver A rchives , CVA 800-0660. P hoto : A lan J. I ngram

This circa-1963 photo shows the ramp and early components of the first Port Mann Bridge, with its four-lane orthotropic deck. The bridge eventually acquired a fifth lane, and then a sixth HOV lane. M aterial republished with the express permission of : V ancouver P rovince , a division of P ostmedia N etwork I nc .

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