Photo showing Second Mudslide on Highway 25 - 7 June 1962. a) Roadway (right of photo) .See our Chronological files - main floor. Major park development at Lakelse, commenced in 1959, was largely destroyed June 7, 1962, when a second mudslide swept away part of Highway 25 under construction and pushed timber and debris through the main campsite area of the part out into Lakelse Lake.
Photo showing Second Mudslide on Highway 25 - 7 June 1962. a) Roadway (right of photo) .See our Chronological files - main floor. Major park development at Lakelse, commenced in 1959, was largely destroyed June 7, 1962, when a second mudslide swept away part of Highway 25 under construction and pushed timber and debris through the main campsite area of the part out into Lakelse Lake.
Photo showing Second Mudslide on Highway 25. 7 June 1962. a) at bottom of hill (Waterlily Bay) looking through to Lakelse Lake. The slide was the second to hit the highway construction within two weeks. Construction equipment was lost and a trailer camped at Lakelse was demolished by falling timber.
Photo showing Second Mudslide on Highway 25. 7 June 1962. a) at bottom of hill (Waterlily Bay) looking through to Lakelse Lake. The slide was the second to hit the highway construction within two weeks. Construction equipment was lost and a trailer camped at Lakelse was demolished by falling timber.
Photo showing second Mudslide on Highway 25 - 7 June 1962. 1) Photo shows point of impact, where highway gave away. Department of Highways crews under the supervision of district highway superintendent Carl Shaw of Terrace, worked around the clock to punch a detour through rock to restore road connection between the two towns in record time. Highway construction was suspended pending results of soil tests in the area to determine the cause of the slide.
Photo showing second Mudslide on Highway 25 - 7 June 1962. 1) Photo shows point of impact, where highway gave away. Department of Highways crews under the supervision of district highway superintendent Carl Shaw of Terrace, worked around the clock to punch a detour through rock to restore road connection between the two towns in record time. Highway construction was suspended pending results of soil tests in the area to determine the cause of the slide.
