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Bailey bridge being set in place to get traffic moving. (Images are provided for educational and research purposes only. Other use requires permission, please contact the Museum.) thumbnail
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Bailey bridge being set in place to get traffic moving

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Date Range
April 1966
Collection
BVM visual record collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Scope and Content
Photo of the Bulkley River bridge being repaired after the destruction of two of its three spans by an ice jam.
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1 image
Collection
BVM visual record collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Other Title Info
Title taken from photo caption.
Fonds No.
C2
Item No.
P7454
Accession No.
2020.26.6
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 Bulkley River bridge being repaired after the destruction of two of its three spans by an ice jam.
Geographic Access
Widzin Kwah
Notes
Information from "Crossing the Bulkley" by Harry Kruisselbrink.
Type of Record
Archival Description

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