Kingsway is a major road that passes though Vancouver and
Burnaby. It starts at Main Street just south of 7th Avenue and
terminates at the Burnaby–New Westminster boarder where it becomes 12th
street.
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| Kingsway cira 1900 looking east at Boundary Road. |
The Royal Engineers built Kingsway as a wagon road,
connecting Gastown and the former Capitol New Westminster. It was created to
fulfill the wishes of Colonel Richard Moody to help with the movement of troops
between Gastown and the capitol. The road was cut to follow the least incline
between the two points; therefore it lies on a diagonal to the current
Vancouver road network.
In the late 1800’s the road was widen and continually
improved, making it a very desirable place to settle. In 1912 the road was
paved through the help of the provincial government, and in 1913 it was
reopened as Kingsway.
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