Alexandra Bridge Tower
Why are you reporting this puzzle?
I like this particular view because of how the slowly decaying structure is nestled amongst the trees.
There is another, probably more interesting, view of this bridge in my earlier posts:
https://www.jigidi.com/jigsaw-puzzle/dtudrc6u
This area has been used and inhabited by First Nations for over 9,500 years. The first European visit did not occur until Simon Fraser’s expedition passed through the region in 1808. The first permanent trail, the Anderson Brigade trail, was then established in 1848 and subsequently, the original bridge was constructed in 1861 by Joseph W. Trutch and named after Princess Alexandra of Wales.
The trail became a road: the Cariboo Wagon Road and was later renamed the Fraser Canyon Highway in 1924–25.
The original bridge was destroyed in 1894 and was dismantled in 1912. This is the Alexandra Suspension Bridge, built in 1926, and sits on the site of the original. In 1964, the bridge was decommissioned (being replaced by a steel arch span bridge still in use today downstream from this site). In 1984 the area was declared the "Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park" because of its inherent natural, historical and recreational attributes.
Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park and other areas along the Fraser River were traditional fishing grounds for the Halkomelum (Stalo) and Lower Thompson First Nations. The local native bands still use this area for traditional fishing.
There is another, probably more interesting, view of this bridge in my earlier posts:
https://www.jigidi.com/jigsaw-puzzle/dtudrc6u
This area has been used and inhabited by First Nations for over 9,500 years. The first European visit did not occur until Simon Fraser’s expedition passed through the region in 1808. The first permanent trail, the Anderson Brigade trail, was then established in 1848 and subsequently, the original bridge was constructed in 1861 by Joseph W. Trutch and named after Princess Alexandra of Wales.
The trail became a road: the Cariboo Wagon Road and was later renamed the Fraser Canyon Highway in 1924–25.
The original bridge was destroyed in 1894 and was dismantled in 1912. This is the Alexandra Suspension Bridge, built in 1926, and sits on the site of the original. In 1964, the bridge was decommissioned (being replaced by a steel arch span bridge still in use today downstream from this site). In 1984 the area was declared the "Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park" because of its inherent natural, historical and recreational attributes.
Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park and other areas along the Fraser River were traditional fishing grounds for the Halkomelum (Stalo) and Lower Thompson First Nations. The local native bands still use this area for traditional fishing.
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