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Bulkley River during 1966 ice jam
- Date Range
- April 1966
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Photo of the ice-covered Bulkley River with only one-third of the bridge still standing.
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P7452
- Accession No.
- 2020.26.4
- Physical Description
- 1 black and white photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Date Range
- April 1966
- History / Biographical
- On Good Friday, April 8th 1966, a massive ice jam flooded the Bulkley River and destroyed 2 of the 3 spans of the bridge. This bridge had been built in 1944 to replace the previous one, which had itself been washed out twice (in 1936 and 1943). The bridge was repaired later in April 1966, but replaced in 1969 by a bridge at a new location and demolished in 1970.
- Custodial History
- Item was found in collections in May 2020.
- Scope and Content
- Photo of the ice-covered Bulkley River with only one-third of the bridge still standing.
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Widzin Kwah
- Related Material
- P7451
- Notes
- Information from "Crossing the Bulkley" by Harry Kruisselbrink.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
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