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| Keywords: map Detail of Shell Oil Co. Official Road Map of British Columbia, The H.M. Gousha Co., 1939. The Fraser Canyon Highway portion of the Cariboo Road ran from Hope to Lytton along the Fraser Canyon alongside the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railway lines. During this period, the highway was designated as B.C. Highway 'A'. In 1941, the road was re-assigned as B.C. Highway No. 1. Serious reconstruction of the old Cariboo Wagon Road for automobile use began by the Public Works Department in 1924-25. With the completion of the (second) Alexandra Suspension Bridge in 1926, the highway once again became passable to Lytton and beyond. In the years prior to the opening of the bridge, motor vehicles were suggested to "entrain" at Hope Station (Haig) with the CPR to Spences Bridge to travel to destinations in the Interior. To travel north beyond Yale from 1926 to 1947, motorists had to pay a toll which paid for the suspension bridge. In 1950, major improvements were proposed in accordance to the Trans-Canada Highway Agreement to bring the road to a national highway standard. Ambitious construction projects included a series of tunnels (constructed 1957-64), hillside reinforcements and bridges including the New Alexandra Bridge (1962). With the official opening dedications at Rogers Pass in the summer of 1962, the scenic road became part of the Trans-Canada Highway and a tourist attraction in its own right. Aside from the canyon itself, attractions included the Hell's Gate Fishway (completed 1946) and Airtram (opened 1971) and the North Bend Aerial Ferry (operated 1940-85). The current, modern tunnels are, from south to north: Yale (completed 1963), Saddle Rock (1958), Sailor Bar (1959), Alexandra (1964), Hell's Gate (1960), Ferrabee (1964) and China Bar (1961). With the opening of the Coquihalla Hightway (Hwy. 5) in 1986, the Fraser Canyon Highway ceased to be the primary route utilized by commercial and tourist drivers and has taken on a less hectic traffic pace. (And more so since the removal of the toll fees on the Coquihalla Highway since September 2008.) Detail of Shell Oil Co. Official Road Map of British Columbia, The H.M. Gousha Co., 1939. The Fraser Canyon Highway portion of the Cariboo Road ran from Hope to Lytton along the Fraser Canyon alongside the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railway lines. During this period, the highway was designated as B.C. Highway 'A'. In 1941, the road was re-assigned as B.C. Highway No. 1. Serious reconstruction of the old Cariboo Wagon Road for automobile use began by the Public Works Department in 1924-25. With the completion of the (second) Alexandra Suspension Bridge in 1926, the highway once again became passable to Lytton and beyond. In the years prior to the opening of the bridge, motor vehicles were suggested to "entrain" at Hope Station (Haig) with the CPR to Spences Bridge to travel to destinations in the Interior. To travel north beyond Yale from 1926 to 1947, motorists had to pay a toll which paid for the suspension bridge. In 1950, major improvements were proposed in accordance to the Trans-Canada Highway Agreement to bring the road to a national highway standard. Ambitious construction projects included a series of tunnels (constructed 1957-64), hillside reinforcements and bridges including the New Alexandra Bridge (1962). With the official opening dedications at Rogers Pass in the summer of 1962, the scenic road became part of the Trans-Canada Highway and a tourist attraction in its own right. Aside from the canyon itself, attractions included the Hell's Gate Fishway (completed 1946) and Airtram (opened 1971) and the North Bend Aerial Ferry (operated 1940-85). The current, modern tunnels are, from south to north: Yale (completed 1963), Saddle Rock (1958), Sailor Bar (1959), Alexandra (1964), Hell's Gate (1960), Ferrabee (1964) and China Bar (1961). With the opening of the Coquihalla Hightway (Hwy. 5) in 1986, the Fraser Canyon Highway ceased to be the primary route utilized by commercial and tourist drivers and has taken on a less hectic traffic pace. (And more so since the removal of the toll fees on the Coquihalla Highway since September 2008.) | ||||
