Along the stretch of highway between Boston Bar and Yale are
7 tunnels, built between 1957 and 1964, as part of the Trans-Canada Highway. From South to North the tunnels are: Yale (1963), Saddle Rock (1958), Sailor Bar (1959), Alexandra (1964), Hell's Gate(1960), Ferrabee (1964) and China Bar (1961).
Benchmark 66C129 is south of China Bar Tunnel, a little over 3 kilomters to the north, and a little over 1 kilometer north of Ferrabee Tunnel. 66C129 was monumented in 1966 in the south face of the south end post of a concrete guard rail on the west side of the highway and at the south end of a large pullout. Further north in the pullout is a walking trail leading down to the Fraser River, near a stone monument which deals with Fraser River Fisheries.
As can be seen from the photos, the end post has been severely damaged by a vehicle impact. A metal cross and flowers beside the barrier suggest that damage to the end post may have occurred during a fatal accident.
Name Province NTS map sheet Unique Number
66C129 British Columbia 092H14 66C129
Boston Bar
Highway no. 1 hells gate structure (1963) (from highway it appears to be a concrete retaining wall), 11.5 km south of rcmp station in town, 29.5 km north of bridge over yale creek in yale, 1.2 km north of north end of ferrabee tunnel, 0.5 km south of hells gate pedestrian overpass, at south end of `fishways' view point, tablet in north face of north end post of wall, 5.1 m west of centre line of southbound lane, 40 cm below structure plaque, 30 cm west of east face of wall, 30 cm above highway level.
From NRCAN