Cambie Street

Cambie Street
The intersection of Cambie Street and Southwest Marine Drive, looking northward from the Marine Drive Canada Line station.
NamesakeHenry John Cambie
TypeStreet
OwnerCity of Vancouver
Maintained byCity of Vancouver
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
Nearest metro station Canada Line
Other
Known forCambie Village, Queen Elizabeth Park Oakridge Mall
Main Section
Length7.7 km (4.8 mi)[1]
South endKent Avenue N
Major
junctions
SW Marine Drive
41st Avenue
Broadway
North endSmithe Street /
Nelson Street
Downtown Section
Length1.4 km (0.87 mi)[1]
Southwest endPacific Boulevard
Major
junctions
Nelson Street
Smithe Street
Georgia Street
Hastings Street
Northeast endWater Street

Cambie Street is a street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is named for Henry John Cambie, chief surveyor of the Canadian Pacific Railway's western division[2] (as is Cambie Road, a major thoroughfare in nearby Richmond).

There are two distinct sections of the street. North of False Creek, the street runs on a northeast–southwest alignment (following the rotated street grid within Downtown Vancouver). As such, the street direction is approximately 45 degrees to that of the Cambie Bridge, and there is no seamless connection between the two. Instead, Nelson Street carries southbound traffic onto the bridge, and Smithe Street carries northbound traffic away from the bridge. The downtown section of Cambie Street runs from Water Street in Gastown in the north to Pacific Boulevard in Yaletown in the south and is a two-way street for its length.

South of False Creek, the street is a major six-lane arterial road, and runs as a two-way north–south thoroughfare according to the street grid for the rest of Vancouver. This section of the street was originally named Bridge Street, and was first connected to Cambie Street after the first Cambie Bridge opened in 1891; it was renamed Cambie Street after the second Cambie Bridge opened in 1912.[2]

Between King Edward Avenue West and Southwest Marine Drive, the street has a 10 metre wide boulevard with grass and many well established trees on it; the boulevard was designated as a heritage landscape by the city of Vancouver in 1993.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Cambie Street (Vancouver)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Elizabeth (1999). Street Names of Vancouver. Vancouver Historical Society. p. 18. ISBN 0-9692378-7-1.
  3. ^ "Cambie Heritage Boulevard" (PDF). Rapid Transit Office, City of Vancouver. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  4. ^ "Municipally Designated Buildings in Vancouver". City of Vancouver. Retrieved 2012-05-15.