Georgia Street

Georgia Street
	The intersection of Georgia Street and Burrard in the Financial District.
Part of	Hwy 99
Namesake	Strait of Georgia
Type	Street
Length	3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Location	Financial District, Central Business District, Coal Harbour, other
Nearest metro station	Vancouver City Centre Station
Northwest end	Stanley Park Causeway; (Stanley Park)
Major; junctions	Burrard Street; Howe Street; Granville Street; Seymour Street; Main Street;
Southeast end	Prior Street
Other
Known for	Primary downtown Vancouver thoroughfare

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.

West of Seymour Street, the thoroughfare is part of Highway 99. 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.

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