Bridge of the Twenty-Three Camels
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Bridge of the Twenty-Three Camels is the official name of the highway bridge over the Fraser River
at Lillooet, British Columbia
, Canada
, on BC Highway 99
. It replaced the older 1913-vintage Lillooet Suspension Bridge, just upstream, which had no highway designation but connected the town to BC Highway 12
, a designation which today only refers to the Lillooet-Lytton highway but, until the extension of the 99 designation from Pemberton
, also included the Lillooet-Cache Creek highway.
As something of a joke on this name, the crossing of the Yalakom River
at Moha
, a small concrete truss span, sports the sign "Bridge of the Twenty-Three Chimpmunks".
Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
at Lillooet, British Columbia
Lillooet, British Columbia
Lillooet is a community on the Fraser River in western Canada, about up the British Columbia Railway line from Vancouver. Situated at an intersection of deep gorges in the lee of the Coast Mountains, it has a dry climate- of precipitation is recorded annually at the town's weather station,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, on BC Highway 99
British Columbia provincial highway 99
Highway 99, also known as the Sea to Sky Highway, the Squamish Highway, Route 99, or Whistler Highway, is the major north-south artery running through the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia from the U.S. border, up Howe Sound through the Sea to Sky Country to Lillooet, and connecting to...
. It replaced the older 1913-vintage Lillooet Suspension Bridge, just upstream, which had no highway designation but connected the town to BC Highway 12
British Columbia provincial highway 12
Highway 12, opened in 1953, is a connection from the Trans-Canada Highway to the town of Lillooet. The highway originally went all the way to a junction with Highway 97 at Lower Hat Creek, but when the Duffey Lake Road was paved in 1992, the section of Highway 12 from Lillooet to Highway 97 was...
, a designation which today only refers to the Lillooet-Lytton highway but, until the extension of the 99 designation from Pemberton
Pemberton, British Columbia
Pemberton is a village north of Whistler in the Pemberton Valley of British Columbia in Canada, with a population of 2,192. Until the 1960s the village could be accessed only by train but that changed when Highway 99 was built through Whistler and Pemberton.-Climate:The climate of Pemberton is...
, also included the Lillooet-Cache Creek highway.
As something of a joke on this name, the crossing of the Yalakom River
Yalakom River
The Yalakom River is a tributary of the Bridge River, which is one of the principal tributaries of the Fraser River, entering it near the town of Lillooet, British Columbia. In frontier times it was also known as the North Fork of the Bridge River, and joins the Bridge River proper at Moha, a...
at Moha
Moha, British Columbia
Moha is a rural locality located at the confluence of the Bridge and Yalakom Rivers, 30 km northwest of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada. The name derives from that of a rock formation on the north bank of the Yalakom River overlooking the confluence, meaning "land of plenty" and which...
, a small concrete truss span, sports the sign "Bridge of the Twenty-Three Chimpmunks".
See also
- List of crossings of the Fraser River
- Miller's Ferry
- Lytton FerryLytton FerryThe Lytton Ferry is a cable ferry across the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated about north of Lytton.Technically, the ferry is a reaction ferry, which is propelled by the current of the water. An overhead cable is suspended from towers anchored on either bank of the river,...
- Pavilion Ferry
- Low Bar FerryLow Bar FerryLow Bar Ferry was a cable ferry across the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada about 35km north of the town of Lillooet near the Indian reserve settlement of High Bar, British Columbia. It was a friction-cable ferry like the Big Bar Ferry another 25km upstream, and is accessed by rough dirt...
- Cariboo camelsCariboo camelsThe saga of the Cariboo camels is one of the most interesting pages in the history of British Columbia. The Bactrian camels were used on the Douglas Road and the Old Cariboo Road in 1862 and 1863 to haul freight during the Cariboo Gold Rush...