Alexandra Bridge
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bridge, road bridge
This is the modern Alexandra Bridge, which opened in 1963. The earlier historic Alexandra Bridge on the Cariboo Road, is a little upstream and no longer in use.
There is a plaque near the southern end with text:
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1859 - 1927
In commemoration
of the work of
Her Majesty's Royal Engineers
and in respectful admiration of the
skill and energy displayed by them
from 1859 to 1863 in the construction of
the original Cariboo Highway
through the Fraser Canyon
this tablet is erected and dedicated
by
the Engineering Institute of Canada
and
the Association of Professional Engineers
of British Columbia
Anno Domini MCMXXVII
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The salmon sculpture is part of the "railing".
Alexandra Bridges Provincial Park and Lodge
www.travelthecanyon.com
There is a plaque near the southern end with text:
==========================================
1859 - 1927
In commemoration
of the work of
Her Majesty's Royal Engineers
and in respectful admiration of the
skill and energy displayed by them
from 1859 to 1863 in the construction of
the original Cariboo Highway
through the Fraser Canyon
this tablet is erected and dedicated
by
the Engineering Institute of Canada
and
the Association of Professional Engineers
of British Columbia
Anno Domini MCMXXVII
==========================================
The salmon sculpture is part of the "railing".
Alexandra Bridges Provincial Park and Lodge
www.travelthecanyon.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Bridge_(Trans-Canada)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°42'6"N 121°24'35"W
- Historic Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park 0.9 km
- Hell's Gate 10 km
- Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge 60 km
- Mission Bridge 91 km
- Port Mann Bridge (old) 115 km
- New Westminster Bridge 121 km
- Pattullo Bridge 121 km
- Granville Street Bridge 134 km
- Oak Street Bridge 136 km
- The Myra Canyon - KVR Historic Trestles 149 km
- Skuzzy Creek Provincial Park 17 km
- Camp Squeah 22 km
- Carolin Gold Mine 23 km
- Murray Lake 31 km
- Hope Recreational Gold Panning Reserve (Approx) 35 km
- Hope Golf Club 35 km
- Kawkawa Lake 35 km
- Hope, British Columbia 37 km
- Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park 37 km
- Treasure Mountain Mine Project 39 km