Photo showing brdge site looking west from east bank of Kitimat River, forms for east piers being placed, immediate foreground, guides for sheey piling in place for centre piers, centre background, first piece of sheet piling in place.
Photo showing brdge site looking west from east bank of Kitimat River, forms for east piers being placed, immediate foreground, guides for sheey piling in place for centre piers, centre background, first piece of sheet piling in place.
Photo showing view looking west, centre foreground: forms in place for sheet piling for east piers, right foreground: first and second cribs of east and temporary bridge, centre background: right sheet piling center piers all placed, left-western cribs and deck for temporary bridge being placed.
Photo showing view looking west, centre foreground: forms in place for sheet piling for east piers, right foreground: first and second cribs of east and temporary bridge, centre background: right sheet piling center piers all placed, left-western cribs and deck for temporary bridge being placed.
Photo showing Columbia Bridge is coming down and will be out of service for about another month according to the municipal engineering department. The old stringers are to be removed Friday and following that the main culvert will be installed and the cavity filled and eventually paved. Kuldo Bridge is to get the same treatment once Columbia is back in use.
Current: 1960s
-District of Kitimat
-Miscellaneous
Scope and Content
Photo showing Columbia Bridge is coming down and will be out of service for about another month according to the municipal engineering department. The old stringers are to be removed Friday and following that the main culvert will be installed and the cavity filled and eventually paved. Kuldo Bridge is to get the same treatment once Columbia is back in use.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.