List of crossings of the Thompson River
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This is a list of bridge
s and other crossings of the Thompson River
, in the Canadian province
of British Columbia
from its mouth upstream to its source(s). Also listed are crossings of the North and South Forks.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
s and other crossings of the Thompson River
Thompson River
The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches called the South Thompson and the North Thompson...
, in the Canadian province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of British Columbia
British Columbia
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from its mouth upstream to its source(s). Also listed are crossings of the North and South Forks.
Main River
Crossing | Carries | Location | Coordinates |
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Highway 12 Bridge | Highway 12 | Lytton Lytton, British Columbia Lytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of... |
50°14′10"N 121°34′52"W |
Railway Bridge #1 Lytton CNR Thompson Bridge The Lytton CNR Thompson Bridge is a deck truss bridge carrying the Canadian National Railway tracks from across the Thompson River at Lytton, British Columbia, approximately upstream of where the Thompson River merges into the Fraser River. It is of a similar design and should not be confused with... |
Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
Lytton Lytton, British Columbia Lytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of... |
50°14′12"N 121°34′50"W |
Highway 1 Bridge | Highway 1 | Spences Bridge Spences Bridge, British Columbia Spences Bridge is a community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, situated 23 miles north east of Lytton and 32 miles from Ashcroft. In 1892, the population included 32 people of European ancestry and 130 First Nations people. There were 5 general stores, 3 hotels, one Church of England... |
50°25′06"N 121°21′19"W |
Spences Bridge (the bridge) | Bridgeway Street | Spences Bridge Spences Bridge, British Columbia Spences Bridge is a community in the Canadian province of British Columbia, situated 23 miles north east of Lytton and 32 miles from Ashcroft. In 1892, the population included 32 people of European ancestry and 130 First Nations people. There were 5 general stores, 3 hotels, one Church of England... |
50°25′13"N 121°20′34"W |
Railway Bridge #2 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
Near the mouth of Oregon Jack Creek | 50°36′20"N 121°18′46"W |
Railway Bridge #3 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
South of Ashcroft | 50°39′55"N 121°18′42"W |
Highway 97 Bridge | Highway 97 | Ashcroft | 50°43′36"N 121°16′54"W |
Railway Bridge #4 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
Near the mouth of the Bonaparte River Bonaparte River The Bonaparte River is a tributary of the Thompson River, joining it at the community of Ashcroft, British Columbia. The river is about long, including the length of Bonaparte Lake... |
50°44′44"N 121°15′08"W |
Railway Bridge #5 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
Northeast of Ashcroft | 50°44′37"N 121°13′15"W |
Walhachin Road Bridge | Walhachin Road | East of Walhachin Walhachin, British Columbia Walhachin is a small town in the Thompson Country region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located about 10 km west of Kamloops Lake, and is 65 km west of Kamloops on the south shore of the Thompson River near Highway 1... |
50°45′52"N 121°01′55"W |
Railway Bridge #6 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
East of Walhachin Walhachin, British Columbia Walhachin is a small town in the Thompson Country region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located about 10 km west of Kamloops Lake, and is 65 km west of Kamloops on the south shore of the Thompson River near Highway 1... |
50°45′51"N 121°00′48"W |
Railway Bridge #7 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
At the mouth of the Deadman River Deadman River The Deadman River, also known as the Deadman's River, Deadman Creek or Deadman's Creek, is a tributary of the Thompson River in the British Columbia Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is about in length.-Name:... |
50°44′48"N 120°55′27"W |
Kamloops Lake Bridge | Highway 1 | Outlet of Kamloops Lake Kamloops Lake Kamloops Lake in British Columbia, Canada is situated on the Thompson River just west of Kamloops. The lake is 1.6 km wide, 29 km long, and up to 152 m deep... |
50°45′22"N 120°52′19"W |
Overlander Bridge | Fortune Drive | Kamloops | 50°40′52"N 120°21′01"W |
North Thompson River
This is a list of all crossings of the North Thompson River from its mouth in Kamloops to its source.Crossing | Carries | Location | Coordinates |
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Halston Bridge | Halston Connector Road | Kamloops | 50°42′43"N 120°21′14"W |
Railway Bridge | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
Kamloops | 50°42′48"N 120°21′16"W |
Highway 5 Bridge | Highway 5 | Barriere Barriere, British Columbia Barriere is a district municipality in central British Columbia, Canada, located 66 km north of the larger city of Kamloops on Highway 5. It is situated at the confluence of the Barriere and North Thompson Rivers in the Central North Thompson Valley... |
51°11′20"N 120°08′55"W |
Clearwater Station Road Bridge | Clearwater Station Road | Clearwater Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, north of Kamloops. The largest community in the valley, with a population of 4,960, Clearwater is predominantly employed by the forestry industry. Tourism is also a major industry, with Wells Gray... |
51°38′21"N 120°01′52"W |
Birch Island/Lost Creek Road Bridge | Birch Island/Lost Creek Road | Southeast of Clearwater Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, north of Kamloops. The largest community in the valley, with a population of 4,960, Clearwater is predominantly employed by the forestry industry. Tourism is also a major industry, with Wells Gray... |
51°36′08"N 119°54′50"W |
Railway Bridge #2 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
Southeast of Clearwater Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, north of Kamloops. The largest community in the valley, with a population of 4,960, Clearwater is predominantly employed by the forestry industry. Tourism is also a major industry, with Wells Gray... |
51°35′13"N 119°51′42"W |
Vavenby Bridge | Vavenby Bridge Road | Vavenby | 51°34′50"N 119°43′26"W |
Railway Bridge #3 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
West of the mouth of the Mad River | 51°40′22"N 119°38′23"W |
Logging Road Bridge | East of the mouth of the Mad River | 51°40′41"N 119°25′40"W | |
Railway Bridge #4 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
East of Clearwater Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater is a district municipality in the North Thompson River valley in British Columbia, Canada, north of Kamloops. The largest community in the valley, with a population of 4,960, Clearwater is predominantly employed by the forestry industry. Tourism is also a major industry, with Wells Gray... |
51°41′26"N 119°24′34"W |
Highway 5 Bridge #2 | Highway 5 | Avola | 51°47′10"N 119°19′09"W |
Highway 5 Bridge #3 | Highway 5 | South of Blue River Blue River, British Columbia Blue River is a small community in British Columbia, situated on the Yellowhead Highway about halfway between Kamloops and Jasper, Alberta, located at the confluence of the Blue and North Thompson Rivers. It currently has 260 residents... |
52°01′09"N 119°20′25"W |
Mud Lake FSR Bridge | Mud Lake FSR | Blue River Blue River, British Columbia Blue River is a small community in British Columbia, situated on the Yellowhead Highway about halfway between Kamloops and Jasper, Alberta, located at the confluence of the Blue and North Thompson Rivers. It currently has 260 residents... |
52°07′56"N 119°17′02"W |
Railway Bridge #5 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
Near the mouth of the Thunder River | 52°13′23"N 119°12′36"W |
Bone Creek FS Road Bridge | Bone Creek FS Road | North of the mouth of the Thunder River | 52°15′58"N 119°11′16"W |
Highway 5 Bridge #4 | Highway 5 | South of the mouth of the Albreda River | 52°26′27"N 119°08′43"W |
Highway 5 Bridge #5 | Highway 5 | South of the mouth of the Albreda River | 52°27′51"N 119°07′58"W |
Highway 5 Bridge #6 | Highway 5 | Near the mouth of the Albreda River | 52°28′41"N 119°07′57"W |
Logging Road Bridge | Upstream from the mouth of the Albreda River | 52°28′53"N 119°12′33"W |
South Thompson River
This is a list of all crossings of the South Thompson River from its mouth in Kamloops to its source.Crossing | Carries | Location | Coordinates |
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Railway Bridge | Connector rail between the Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... & the Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
Kamloops | 50°40′50"N 120°20′03"W |
Red Bridge | Mt Paul Way | Kamloops | 50°40′49"N 120°19′29"W |
Yellowhead Bridge Yellowhead Bridge (Kamloops) The Yellowhead Bridge is a road bridge in Kamloops, British Columbia. It carries Highway 5 over the South Thompson River. It was completed in 1967.-See also:* List of crossings of the Thompson River* List of bridges in Canada... |
Highway 5 | Kamloops | 50°40′32"N 120°18′01"W |
LaFarge Cement Plant Bridge | LaFarge Road | West of Monte Creek Monte Creek, British Columbia Monte Creek is a rural locality on the South Thompson River east of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, approximately equidistant from Kamloops and the village of Chase, British Columbia. It is mostly notable as a major highway junction where British Columbia Highway 97 branches off from the... |
50°39′27"N 120°03′42"W |
Pritchard Bridge | Pinantan Road | Pritchard Pritchard, British Columbia Pritchard is a small community located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,000, and its main industries are farming and tourism. Pritchard is located on The Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops, British Columbia and Chase, British Columbia, near the Hwy... |
50°41′19"N 119°49′22"W |
Little Shuswap Lake Outlet Bridge | Pine Street | Chase Chase, British Columbia Chase is a village located in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,500, and its main industries are forestry and tourism. It is located at the outlet of Little Shuswap Lake, which is the source of the South Thompson River... |
50°49′38"N 119°42′00"W |