Amazing documentary about the Lion's Gate Bridge in Vancouver. It was built privately by a real estate developer in 1938, after many years of dogged determination. Entirely for private profit, at zero cost to taxpayers! The story is complete with the inevitable crony-politics blocking the approval of the bridge for many years.

It was built within 18 months, to mind-blowing standards. It came in under budget, and remains to this day a marvel of both aesthetics and engineering. Shipping in the Burrard Inlet was closed to traffic for only 2.5 hours while the first cables were towed across!

It is pretty much the real-life version of the Rearden Metal bridge from Atlas. And definitely one of the most beautiful bridges I've ever seen.