Bridges

One more river to cross: Revelstoke’s railway bridges

This guest post looks at the several CPR crossings across the Columbia River erected between the 1880s and 1960s.

Aug 288 min read

Seven bridges have crossed the Slocan River near the south end of Slocan Lake, including one that lasted less than two years.

Jun 29 min read

Four bridges have crossed the Canadian side of the Pend d’Oreille River, two of which still stand. Others were proposed.

Dec 10, 202417 min read

Several different bridges have crossed the North Fork of the Kettle River since 1894.

Nov 18, 20205 min read

In 1910, a remarkable curved bridge was built at Salmo across a slough formed by the Salmo River.

Aug 7, 20206 min read

Here’s something that seems completely lost from local memory: from at least 1922 to 1943, a ferry crossed the Slocan River at Slocan...

Nov 9, 201810 min read

The Big Orange Bridge will soon be the Big Green Bridge. The new private owner of the span across Kootenay Lake’s West Arm in Nelson...

Mar 31, 20181 min read

I just wrote a blog post for Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism about Nelson’s Big Orange Bridge, which was originally silver, as seen in the...

Jan 31, 20181 min read