Saskwa River Bridge. Length over all 177 feet, clear span 67 feet. Built by Survey Party in 2 1/2 days. 100 horses and mules crossed the following morning. Current 10 miles per hour.
Saskwa River Bridge. Length over all 177 feet, clear span 67 feet. Built by Survey Party in 2 1/2 days. 100 horses and mules crossed the following morning. Current 10 miles per hour.
James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing the early Haisla Bridge. Bridge is orange, and construction is still underway. Dirt slope on left side with river underneath.
Photograph of the Haisla bridge from a distance looking towards service centre side; trees and mountain in the background ; dirt and tire tracks in the front left of the photo.
Photographs taken by Gordon Lee donated to the museum by his daughter Michelle Simeoni.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Haisla bridge from a distance looking towards service centre side; trees and mountain in the background ; dirt and tire tracks in the front left of the photo.
Photograph of Haisla Bridge construction. Looking east, showing bearing piles being driven in centre pier, and sheet piling in position for driving at east pier. Note traffic on temporary bridge.
Photograph of Haisla Bridge construction. Looking east, showing bearing piles being driven in centre pier, and sheet piling in position for driving at east pier. Note traffic on temporary bridge.
Slide showing area of Haisla Bridge construction. Dirt mound/slope on left leads to road. River and bridge construction structure are visible in back. Squirrel Mountain in background.
James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing area of Haisla Bridge construction. Dirt mound/slope on left leads to road. River and bridge construction structure are visible in back. Squirrel Mountain in background.
