Water Avenue Bridge
Coordinates49°23′11″N 121°27′8″W / 49.38639°N 121.45222°W / 49.38639; -121.45222
Carries2 lanes of Hwy 1 (TCH)
CrossesFraser River
LocaleHope, British Columbia
Other name(s)Hope-Fraser Bridge, Bill Hartley Bridge
OwnerMinistry of Transportation and Infrastructure
History
Opened1916
Location

The Water Avenue Bridge, officially known as Hope-Fraser Bridge or the Bill Hartley Bridge[1] is a highway bridge that carries the Trans Canada Highway across the Fraser river. It was built around 1916 to carry the Kettle Valley Railroad out of the town of Hope to the CPR mainline on the north side of the river.[2][3] It is a two level bridge with the highway bridge on top. The bridge had two levels, with vehicular traffic on top, and railway traffic on the lower level. The bridge is no longer used by trains, but the lower deck can be observed from the north (west) bank. The railway, which was long ago removed, ran on the lower level. If you pull off the highway on the north side, eastbound on the highway, and explore under the bridge, this can be clearly seen. The rail bed can be followed a short way west until you come to a private property. Little if anything remains to show that trains ran south and east of the bridge into town.

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References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Transportation and Infrastrucutre. "Structural Health Monitoring Network". bcsims.ca. British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Exploring The Kettle Valley Railway by Beth Hill 1989
  3. ↑ "History of the Lower Mainland Route in British Columbia". Retrieved 6 May 2017.


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