CPR Bridge - East Grand Forks, BC
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N 49° 01.309 W 118° 24.717
11U E 396772 N 5430841
Another legacy of the CPR, left behind when the CPR pulled out of Grand Forks in the 1980s, this old bridge finds new life as a pedestrian walkway.
Waymark Code: WMG247
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/03/2013
Views: 1
Crossing the Kettle River on the eastern edge of Grand Forks is yet another railway bridge left behind when the CPR/Great Western Railway departed the area. It was likely built in about 1913 when the CPR replaced its original wood bridges in the area, which were built when the railway arrived in 1899.
Abandoned in about 1988, this bridge has since been adopted by the City of Grand Forks, redecked and incorporated into the Columbia & Western Rail Trail. This trail joins, or is part of, the Trans Canada Trail.
Parking Coordinates:: N 49° 01.299 W 118° 24.649
Date Built: 01/01/1913
Length of Span:
About 300 feet
www: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.
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