Kokanee Creek Bridge - 1955 - Balfour, BC
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N 49° 36.302 W 117° 07.571
11U E 490882 N 5494725
Kokanee Creek crosses Highway 31/3A about 12.5 k west of Balfour, which is on the west bank of Kootenay Lake.
Waymark Code: WMHAY3
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/17/2013
Views: 3
Kookanee Creek rises in the Selkirk mountains about 10 miles north, at Kokanee Lake, a glacier fed lake. It flows almost directly south to empty into the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. The crossing of the highway and the bridge are 400 metres west of the entrance to Kookanee Creek Provincial Park.
The bridge is a steel/concrete girder bridge about 150 feet in length.
There are campground entrances either side of the highway less than 100 metres west of the bridge; these are the best places to park.
Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1955
Date stone, plaque location.: Railing buttress, right side, each end of bridge
Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Kokanee Creek
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed
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