Photo showing first mudslide on Highway 25, which took place 25 May 1962. Vancouver Sun said, "Earth like a Jelly Bowl". See our files "Chronological" on the main floor. For 3,000 feet Highway 25 slid sideways towards Lakelse Lake, a quarter of a mile away. Trees & power poles, still standing upright, moved for 100 feet at an estimated five miles per hour. The violent upheaval lasted about 15 minutes & when it was over the highway was nowhere to be seen.
Photo showing first mudslide on Highway 25, which took place 25 May 1962. Vancouver Sun said, "Earth like a Jelly Bowl". See our files "Chronological" on the main floor. For 3,000 feet Highway 25 slid sideways towards Lakelse Lake, a quarter of a mile away. Trees & power poles, still standing upright, moved for 100 feet at an estimated five miles per hour. The violent upheaval lasted about 15 minutes & when it was over the highway was nowhere to be seen.
Photo showing first mudslide on Highway 25 - 25 May 1962. The eruption, which affected an area 3,000 feet long and one-quarter of a mile wide, struck at 6 p.m. Hundreds of trees up to 100 feet high were snapped in two and tossed about like matchsticks. Eight power poles and 4,000 feet of transmission line were destroyed, cutting off Terrace's power supply. Took out Granite Creek Bridge.
Photo showing first mudslide on Highway 25 - 25 May 1962. The eruption, which affected an area 3,000 feet long and one-quarter of a mile wide, struck at 6 p.m. Hundreds of trees up to 100 feet high were snapped in two and tossed about like matchsticks. Eight power poles and 4,000 feet of transmission line were destroyed, cutting off Terrace's power supply. Took out Granite Creek Bridge.
Photo showing first Mudslide on Highway 25 - 25 May 1962. Lake turned Blue. A car and a logging truck were smashed against each other. Two other cars, a pickup truck, three giant earth movers, three caterpillar tractors, a road grader and a drag line were heavily damaged when they slithered into the chasm. A total of 7-1/2 million tons of earth was heaved about in the eruption and hundreds of tons of blue clay were pushed down into the lake itself, turning the water a bright blue.
Photo showing first Mudslide on Highway 25 - 25 May 1962. Lake turned Blue. A car and a logging truck were smashed against each other. Two other cars, a pickup truck, three giant earth movers, three caterpillar tractors, a road grader and a drag line were heavily damaged when they slithered into the chasm. A total of 7-1/2 million tons of earth was heaved about in the eruption and hundreds of tons of blue clay were pushed down into the lake itself, turning the water a bright blue.
